Pape Gueye

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla, on loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Pape Gueye
Gueye playing for Le Havre in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pape Alassane Gueye[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sevilla
(on loan from Marseille)
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2012 Blanc-Mesnil SF
2012–2017 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Le Havre B 39 (2)
2017–2020 Le Havre 39 (0)
2020 Watford 0 (0)
2020– Marseille 74 (3)
2023–Sevilla (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2017 France U18 4 (0)
2017 France U19 6 (0)
2021– Senegal 15 (0)
Honours
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Le Havre

Gueye made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Chamois Niortais on 5 May 2017.[3] He signed his first professional contract on 20 June 2017.[4]

Watford

On 29 April 2020, it was revealed that Gueye had agreed to join Premier League team Watford when his contract with Le Havre expired on 1 July 2020. Gueye signed a five-year contract with Watford and wore the club's jersey, according to promotional material and a press release made by the club..[5][6]

24 hours later, Watford agreed a deal for Gueye's transfer to Ligue 1 club Marseille, which included a sell-on clause for Watford. Gueye claimed his agent had given “bad advice”, citing his Watford contract contained a salary of £45,000 per month, not the £45,000 per week, that Gueye was originally quoted by his agent.[7][8]

Marseille

On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille,[9] for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).[10][11]

Loan to Sevilla

On 30 January 2023, Gueye was loaned out to La Liga club Sevilla for the remainder of the season.[12]

International career

Gueye was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[13] He represented both the France national under-18 football team and the France U19s. However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level. He debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Congo on 14 November 2021.[14][15]

Style of play

Gueye is a box-to-box midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play. He also has a good game viewing and physical strength.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre B 2017–18 Championnat National 2 2121
2018–19 100100
Total 121121
Le Havre 2016–17 Ligue 2 10000010
2017–18 10000010
2018–19 1201010140
2019–20 2501000260
Total 3902010420
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 322204010392
2021–22 28010131421
2022–23 1412030191
Total 74350201101004
Sevilla (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 200020
Career total 12747010201101565

Honours

Senegal

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Pepe Gueye". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 36ème journée - Havre AC / Chamois Niortais". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "Le Havre : premier contrat pro pour Pape Gueye - MaLigue2". 20 June 2017.
  5. "Official: Hornets Sign Gueye". Watford FC. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. "Marseille receives one-year transfer ban over Gueye dispute - Watford". Sportstar. Reuters. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. Leventhal, Adam (30 June 2020). "Exclusive: Pape Gueye pictured 'signing' for Watford — but now unlikely to join". The Athletic. The Athletic Media Company. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. "Marseille handed transfer ban in Pape Gueye dispute". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. "Pape Gueye est Olympien" (Press release) (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. "Transferts : Pape Gueye à l'OM (officiel)". L'Équipe. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. Walters, Mike (2 July 2020). "Watford sell Pape Gueye to Marseille just 17 hours after finalising arrival". Daily Mirror.
  12. "Pape Gueye prêté au FC Séville" (Press release) (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  13. "Le Havre Pape Gueye sign son premier contrat professionnel - Dakar Actu". 20 June 2017.
  14. "Match Report of Senegal vs Congo - 2021-11-14 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  15. "Pape Gueye Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. "ESCLUSIVA - Milan e Udinese si muovono per un talento della Ligue 2". Numero Diez (in Italian). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  17. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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