Pape Gueye

Not to be confused with Papa Gueye.

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 (age 25)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
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)
2020–2024 Marseille 89 (4)
2023 → Sevilla (loan) 16 (1)
2024– Villarreal 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 France U18 4 (0)
2017 France U19 6 (0)
2021– Senegal 26 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

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] Twenty-four 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] He was cup-tied for Sevilla's victorious 2022–23 UEFA Europa League campaign.[13]

Villarreal

On 5 July 2024, Gueye joined La Liga club Villarreal on a free transfer for a four-year deal.[14]

International career

Gueye was born in France and is Senegalese by descent.[15] 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.[16][17]

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.[18][19]

Gueye 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.[20]

Gueye played in three of Senegal's four matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, starting the 2–1 win over Ecuador that qualified the nation for the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[21]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[22]

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.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre B 2016–17 Championnat National 2 11 1 — — — — 11 1
2017–18 18 1 — — — — 18 1
2018–19 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Total 39 2 — — — — 39 2
Le Havre 2016–17 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 12 0 1 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 25 0 1 0 0 0 — — 26 0
Total 39 0 2 0 1 0 — — 42 0
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 32 2 2 0 — 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 39 2
2021–22 28 0 1 0 — 13[e] 1 — 42 1
2022–23 14 1 2 0 — 3[c] 0 — 19 1
2023–24 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 15 1
Total 89 4 5 0 — 20 1 1 0 115 5
Sevilla (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 16 1 — — 0 0 — 16 1
Villarreal 2024–25 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 183 7 7 0 1 0 20 1 1 0 222 8
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2021 1 0
2022 14 0
2023 2 0
2024 9 2
Total 26 2
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gueye goal.
List of international goals scored by Pape Gueye
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast  Gambia 1–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
2 11 October 2024 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal  Malawi 1–0 4–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Marseille

Sevilla

Senegal

Individual

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. ^ "UEL | Juventus 1-1 Sevilla: Gatti grabs last-gasp equaliser". football-italia.net. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. ^ "¡Pape Gueye ya es groguet!" [Pape Gueye is a Yellow!]. villarrealcf.es (in Spanish). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Le Havre Pape Gueye sign son premier contrat professionnel - Dakar Actu". 20 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Match Report of Senegal vs Congo - 2021-11-14 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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