Moustapha Name

Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Paris FC and the Senegal national team.

Moustapha Name
Name in 2020
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Name
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 AS Douanes
2018–2020 Pau FC 56 (9)
2020– Paris FC 59 (11)
National team‡
2020– Senegal 5 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:18, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2022

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.

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.

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. 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.

Paris FC

On 27 June 2020, Name signed with Paris FC after successful seasons with Pau in the Championnat National.[1] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Chambly on 22 August 2020.[2]

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.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 April 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pau FC 2018–19 Championnat National 33420—354
2019–20 Championnat National 23451—285
Total 56871—639
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 314111[lower-alpha 1]0335
2021–22 Ligue 2 28713002910
Total 591124106215
Career total 11519951012524
  1. Appearance(s) in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs.

Honours

Senegal

References
  1. Bri, Kévin (27 June 2020). "Moustapha Name rejoint le Paris FC".
  2. "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. "Sénégal - Guinée-Bissau (2-0) / Moustapha Name : " Une excellente première pour moi ... " - Equipe nationale Football, Football". 11 November 2020.
  4. "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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