Papa Gueye (born 7 June 1984) is a Senegalese former professional
footballer
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who played as a centre-back and current vice-president of
Metalist Kharkiv
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...
.
Career
Born in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...
, 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).
Metalist Kharkiv
In 2006 Gueye moved from
Volyn Lutsk
Volhynia (also spelled Volynia) ( ; uk, Воли́нь, Volyn' pl, Wołyń, russian: Волы́нь, Volýnʹ, ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. Th ...
to
Metalist Kharkiv
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...
where he played as a central defender and a defensive midfielder. After more than 10 years in
Kharkiv
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Rostov
On 31 August 2016, Gueye signed for
Russian Premier League
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side
FC Rostov
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.
FC Aktobe
On 23 February 2017, Gueye signed for
Kazakhstan Premier League
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side
FC Aktobe
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Dnipro-1
The "Dnipro-1" Regiment ( uk, Полк «Дніпро-1») is a Special Tasks Patrol Police regiment subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The regiment is based in Dnipro.
History
The unit was first established as "Dnipro-1 ...
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International
When the Metalist coach
Myron Markevych
Myron Bohdanovych Markevych ( uk, Мирон Богданович Маркевич; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and a former midfielder.
He worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian national ...
was placed as the head coach of the
Ukraine national football team
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Ukrainian Second League
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
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UEFA Europa League
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Papa Gueye 2014.jpg, Playing for Metalist against Hoverla Uzhhorod in 2014 in the
Ukrainian Premier League
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Papa Gueye.jpg, With Metalist in 2010
Papa Gueye (6525394777).jpg, Playing for Metalist against
Malmö
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in 2011 in the
UEFA Europa League
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Papa Gueye4.jpg, Playing for Metalist
Papa Gueye3.jpg, Playing for Metalist
Papa Gueye2.jpg, Playing for Metalist
Papa Gueye1.jpg, Playing for Metalist
Papa Gueye, Oleksandr Goryainov (6525394459).jpg, With Metalist goalkeeper Oleksandr Horyainov
20090827-papa.jpg, Playing for Metalist in 2009
Papa Gueyee and Vladimir Dišljenković.jpg, With Metalist goalkeeper Vladimir Dišljenković
Papa Gueye (6471783491).jpg, Playing for Metalist against Austria Wien in 2011 in the
UEFA Europa League
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