| Intro | Senegalese footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Senegal |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
7 June 1984, Dakar |
| Age | 36 years |
| Star sign | Gemini |
Papa Gueye (born June 7, 1984 in Dakar, Senegal) is a professional Senegalese football player.
Career
Club
Gueye grew up in a family of school director (father) and a teacher (mother). He started playing football at 6 years old, attending a football club at school. In 1999, he enrolled in the school football club AS Douanes (Senegal). At the beginning of his professional career coaches have used him at various positions, including striker and midfielder. He played as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
On 31 August 2016, Gueye signed for Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.
International
When the Metalist coach Myron Markevych was placed as the head coach of the Ukraine national football team in 2010, there were talks of naturalization of Gueye.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volyn Lutsk | 2004–05 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 211 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 279 | 8 | ||
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 274 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 357 | 8 | ||
International
| Senegal national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 8 September 2012