Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Le Havre

Gueye made his professional debut for

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in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 5 May 2017. He signed his first professional contract on 20 June 2017.

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. Twenty-four hours later, Watford agreed a deal for Gueye's transfer to

club

, 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.

Marseille

On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four year deal with

side

, for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).

Loan to Sevilla

On 30 January 2023, Gueye was loaned out to

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club Sevilla for the remainder of the season. He was cup-tied for Sevilla's victorious

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campaign.

International career

Gueye was born in France and is

Senegalese Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

by descent. He represented both the France national under-18 football team and the France U19s. However, he decided to represent Senegal on senior level. He debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0

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win over

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on 14 November 2021. He was part of Senegal's squad for the

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; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. Gueye was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...

following the nation's victory at the tournament. Gueye played in three of Senegal's four matches at the

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, starting the 2–1 win over

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that qualified the nation for the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in

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. In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed

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held in the

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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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Marseille * Trophée des Champions runner-up:

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Sevilla *

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Senegal *

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Individual * Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

References

External links

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(in French)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gueye, Pape 1999 births Living people Footballers from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Black French sportspeople Senegalese men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Senegal men's international footballers France men's youth international footballers Le Havre AC players Watford F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players Sevilla FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players La Liga players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players UEFA Europa League winning players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal