Moustapha Name

Moustapha Name
Name in 2020
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Name[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pafos
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 AS Douanes
2018–2020 Pau FC 56 (9)
2020–2022 Paris FC 67 (11)
2022– Pafos 56 (6)
International career‡
2020– Senegal 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Senegal national team.

Club career

AS Douanes

Moustapha Name started his career at AS Douanes in his native Senegal in 2016. During the 2017–18 season, he scored ten goals in the Senegal Premier League.[citation needed]

Pau

In 2018, Name joined Pau and adapted quickly to French football in the Béarnese capital. In his second season, he occasionally captained the team.[citation needed]

In the 2019–20 Coupe de France, Pau reached the round of 16 and lost to a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) side that went on to win the entire competition.[citation needed] The 2019–20 season was very successful for both Name and Pau; Pau achieved promoted to Ligue 2, and Name's displays against Ligue 1 heavyweights Bordeaux and PSG in the Coupe de France helped him make a name for himself.[citation needed]

Paris FC

On 27 June 2020, Name signed with Paris FC after successful seasons with Pau in the Championnat National.[2] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Chambly on 22 August 2020.[3]

International career

Name debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Guinea Bissau on 11 November 2020.[4]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[5][6]

Name was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pau FC 2018–19 Championnat National 33 4 2 0 35 4
2019–20 23 4 5 1 28 5
Total 56 8 7 1 63 9
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 32 4 1 1 33 5
2021–22 32 7 1 3 33 10
2022–23 5 0 — 5 0
Total 69 11 2 4 71 15
Pafos 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 22 4 5 1 27 5
2023–24 34 2 5 0 39 2
Total 56 6 10 1 66 7
Career total 181 25 19 6 200 31
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup

Honours

Pafos

Senegal

Orders

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Bri, Kévin (27 June 2020). "Moustapha Name rejoint le Paris FC".
  3. ^ "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Sénégal – Guinée-Bissau (2–0) / Moustapha Name : " Une excellente première pour moi ... " – Equipe nationale Football, Football". 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  9. ^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.