Idrissa Gueye
Senegalese footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Senegal national team.
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Full name | Idrissa Gana Gueye[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Everton | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diambars | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Diambars | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Lille B | 55 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Lille | 134 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Aston Villa | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Everton | 99 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 74 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | Everton | 58 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Senegal Olympic | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2011– | Senegal | 111 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Starting his career at Diambars in his native Senegal, Gueye joined French club Lille's reserve side in 2008. He would go on to play for the side's first team from 2010 to 2015, winning a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2011, before moving to England with Aston Villa. A year later, he signed for fellow Premier League club Everton. In 2019, Gueye returned to France by signing for the reigning Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League final with the club, but did not play in the match in which PSG lost.
Gueye made his debut for Senegal in 2011. He was part of the Senegalese squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he played one match. He played for Senegal at two FIFA World Cup and five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. After a defeat in the 2019 final, he helped his country win the following competition's final in 2022. He is Senegal's record cap holder and the first Senegalese player to reach over 100 caps.