Idrissa Gueye

Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Senegal national team.

Idrissa Gueye
Gueye warming up for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Gana Gueye[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 27
Youth career
Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Diambars
2008–2010 Lille B 55 (2)
2010–2015 Lille 134 (5)
2015–2016 Aston Villa 35 (0)
2016–2019 Everton 99 (3)
2019– Paris Saint-Germain 72 (6)
National team‡
2012 Senegal Olympic 1 (0)
2011– Senegal 92 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2021 Cameroon
Runner-up2019 Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:37, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:46, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Starting his career at Diambars in his native Senegal, Gueye joined French club Lille's reserve side in 2008. He would go on to play for the side's first team from 2010 to 2015, winning the 2010–11 Ligue 1 title, before moving to England with Aston Villa. A year later, he signed for Premier League rivals Everton. In 2019, Gueye returned to France by signing for the reigning Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final with the club, but did not play in the match in which PSG lost.

Gueye made his debut for Senegal in 2011. He was part of the Senegalese squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he played one match. In 2018, he played for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After a defeat in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final, Gueye helped his country win the following competition's final in 2022.

Club career

Early career
Gueye, then playing for Lille, and Samuel Eto'o

Born in Dakar, Gueye spent his early career in Senegal for Diambars before joining French club Lille in 2008.[2] He broke through into the first team in the 2010–11 season, in which Lille won Ligue 1, and became a regular starter in the league and the UEFA Champions League over the following four seasons.[3]

Aston Villa

On 10 July 2015, Gueye joined English Premier League club Aston Villa for a £9 million transfer fee.[4][5] On 8 August, he made his debut in a 1–0 away victory over AFC Bournemouth.[6] On 19 January 2016, Gueye scored his first and only goal for Villa in a 2–0 over Wycombe Wanderers in the third round replay of the FA Cup.[7] In total, Gueye made 35 league appearances for Villa as the club was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season.[8]

Everton

On 2 August 2016 and with Aston Villa relegated from the Premier League, Everton triggered a release clause in Gueye's contract, reported to be £7.1 million,[9] and signed him to a four-year contract.[10] He made the highest number of successful tackles and interceptions per match across Europe's top five leagues over the 2016 calendar year.[11][12][13] Gueye scored his first league goal for Everton in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland at Goodison Park on 25 February 2017.[14] He became the first player in Europe's top five leagues to win 100 tackles in the 2016–17 season.[15]

Gueye scored his first goal for Everton in European competition on 17 August 2017 in the UEFA Europa League play-off round first leg against Hajduk Split.[16] In February 2018, he extended his contract with Everton until 2022.[17]

In January 2019, Everton rejected an offer from French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for Gueye.[18] However, the speculation regarding PSG did not negatively impact his performances as Gueye was awarded the club's joint Player's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season along with Lucas Digne.[19]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 30 July 2019, Gueye signed for Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £30million.[20][21] On 25 August, he made his debut in a 4–0 victory over Toulouse.[22] On 18 September, he produced a "brilliant" display in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.[23] His first goal for PSG came in a 4–0 win against Angers on 5 October.[24] In his first season in Paris, Gueye would go on to win a domestic treble and finish runner-up in the Champions League, failing to beat Bayern Munich in the final.[25][26] In his second season, the club won the Coupe de France and made the semi-finals of the Champions League, losing to Manchester City.[27][28]

After having been suspended for two Champions League matches due to a red card in the first leg of the semi-final against Man City in April 2021,[29] Gueye made his return to European football in a 2–0 win over the Citizens on 28 September 2021.[30] He scored the opening goal of the match, his first goal in the Champions League, and was given the Player of the Match award.[31]

International career

Gueye made his international debut for Senegal in 2011,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for the side.[32] He also represented Senegal at the 2012 Olympics,[32] and the 2015,[33] 2017, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

In May 2018, Gueye was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[34]

Style of play

An energetic midfielder, known for his ball-winning skills, as well as his ability to press opponents and intercept passes, Gueye completed the most tackles during the 2016–17 Premier League season.[35]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2008–09[2] CFA 241————241
2009–10[2] CFA 241————241
2010–11[2] CFA 70————70
Total 552————552
Lille 2009–10[36] Ligue 1 00100000—10
2010–11[36] Ligue 1 11010006[lower-alpha 1]1—181
2011–12[36] Ligue 1 25030203[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0340
2012–13[36] Ligue 1 29020205[lower-alpha 2]0—380
2013–14[36] Ligue 1 3713010——411
2014–15[36] Ligue 1 324200010[lower-alpha 4]0—444
Total 134512050241101766
Aston Villa 2015–16[37] Premier League 3503100——381
Everton 2016–17[38] Premier League 3310020——351
2017–18[39] Premier League 33200005[lower-alpha 1]1—383
2018–19[40] Premier League 3302000——350
Total 993202051—1084
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20[41] Ligue 1 20150207[lower-alpha 2]000341
2020–21[42] Ligue 1 28260—10[lower-alpha 2]000442
2021–22[43] Ligue 1 24300—7[lower-alpha 2]100314
Total 72611020241001097
Career total 39416281905331048520
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 25 March 2022[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201110
201260
201380
201470
2015110
201670
2017141
201881
2019112
202010
2021102
202281
Total927

International goals
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2017Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Equatorial Guinea3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.13 October 2018 Sudan2–03–0
3.16 June 2019Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
4.10 July 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Benin1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
5.8 June 2021Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal Cape Verde1–02–0Friendly
6.9 October 2021 Namibia1–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.2 February 2022Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon Burkina Faso2–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Lille

Paris Saint-Germain

Senegal

Individual

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