Idrissa Gueye

Idrissa Gueye

Gueye in 2014
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Gana Gueye[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 17
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– Everton 12 (0)
National team‡
2012 Senegal Olympic 1 (0)
2011– Senegal 35 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for English club Everton and the Senegal national team as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Gueye vs Eto'o (Everton).

Born in Dakar, Gueye spent his early career in Senegal for Diambars before joining French club Lille in 2008.[1] He broke through into the first team in the 2010–11 season, in which Lille won Ligue 1, and became a regular starter in the league and the UEFA Champions League over the following four seasons.[2]

He signed for English club Aston Villa on 10 July 2015.[3][4] After the club were relegated from the Premier League, Everton triggered a release clause in his contract,[5] and signed Gueye on a four year deal on 2 August 2016.[6]

International career

Gueye made his international debut for Senegal in 2011,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[7] He also represented them at the 2012 Olympics,[7] and at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 November 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2008–09[1] CFA 241000000241
2009–10[1] CFA 241000000241
2010–11[1] CFA 7000000070
Total 552000000552
Lille 2010–11[9] Ligue 1 110100061181
2011–12[9] Ligue 1 250302040350
2012–13[9] Ligue 1 290202050380
2013–14[9] Ligue 1 371301000411
2014–15[9] Ligue 1 3242000100444
Total 1345110502511766
Aston Villa 2015–16[10] Premier League 350310000381
Everton 2016–17[11] Premier League 120002000140
Career total 2367141702512829

International

As of match played 12 November 2016[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201110
201260
201360
201460
201590
201670
Total350

Honours

Lille OSC

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Breaking news: Villa sign Gueye". Aston Villa F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa sign Lille midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Idrissa Gana: Aston Villa cannot keep midfielder after release clause triggered". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Idrissa Gueye: Everton sign midfielder from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 Idrissa Gueye – FIFA competition record
  8. ↑ "2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Sadio Mane included in Senegal squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Idrissa Gueye profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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