Omar Gaye (born 18 September 1998) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a left back for

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Af ...

and the Gambia national team.

Career

Orphaned at the age of 11, Gaye played football in Europe to support his two siblings. Gaye arrived to Italy as a migrant in 2016.The Italian football club fighting racism on & off the pitch
hickmag.com, 20 June 2018 After arriving to Italy, Gaye started playing football for Afro Napoli. From Afro Napoli, Gaye moved to Juve Stabia in August 2017. He had stints at the Italian clubs

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, and

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before moving to Finland with

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. He transferred to

Milsami Orhei Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga. Previously known as ''FC Viitorul Orhei'', it won its first leagu ...

in Moldova shortly after for the 2020–21 season. Gaye made his professional debut with Milsami Orhei in a 3–0

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win over Speranța Nisporeni on 13 July 2020.

International career

Gaye debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over

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on 8 June 2021.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaye, Omar 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks SS Juve Stabia players AC Kajaani players FC Milsami Orhei players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Serie D players Ykkönen players Moldovan Super Liga players Israeli Premier League players The Gambia men's international footballers Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel