Pape Gueye

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Not to be confused with Papa Gueye.
Pape Gueye
Gueye playing for Le Havre in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pape Alassane Gueye
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 22
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 47 (2)
National team‡
2017 France U18 4 (0)
2017 France U19 6 (0)
2021– 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 23:12, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:43, 30 January 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.[2] He signed his first professional contract on 20 June 2017.[3]

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..[4][5]

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.[6][7]

Marseille

On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille,[8] for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).[9][10]

International career

Gueye was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[11] He represented both the France national under-18 football team and the France U19s. He debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Congo on 14 November 2021.[12][13]

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.[14]

Career statistics
As of 23 May 2021
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 National 2 21————21
2018–19 100————100
Total 121————121
Le Havre 2016–17 Ligue 2 100000——10
2017–18 100000——10
2018–19 1201010——140
2019–20 2501000——260
Total 3902010——420
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 32220—4010392
Career total 83340104010933
  1. Includes Coupe de France.
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue.
  3. Includes UEFA Champions League.
  4. Includes Trophée des Champions.

Honours

Senegal

References
  1. "Marseille and Pape Gueye both face stiff punishments over disputed Watford deal, per report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 36ème journée - Havre AC / Chamois Niortais". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "Le Havre : premier contrat pro pour Pape Gueye - MaLigue2". 20 June 2017.
  4. "Official: Hornets Sign Gueye". Watford FC. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. Reuters. "Marseille receives one-year transfer ban over Gueye dispute - Watford". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. "Marseille handed transfer ban in Pape Gueye dispute". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. "Pape Gueye est Olympien" (Press release) (in French). Marseille. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. "Transferts : Pape Gueye à l'OM (officiel)". L'Équipe. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. Walters, Mike (2 July 2020). "Watford sell Pape Gueye to Marseille just 17 hours after finalising arrival". Daily Mirror.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Le Havre Pape Gueye sign son premier contrat professionnel - Dakar Actu". 20 June 2017.
  12. "Match Report of Senegal vs Congo - 2021-11-14 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  13. "Pape Gueye Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. "ESCLUSIVA - Milan e Udinese si muovono per un talento della Ligue 2". Numero Diez (in Italian). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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