Idrissa Gueye

Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Senegal national team.

Idrissa Gueye
Gueye warming up for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Gana Gueye[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 27
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– Paris Saint-Germain 20 (1)
National team‡
2012 Senegal Olympic 1 (0)
2011– Senegal 67 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:40, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career
Gueye, then playing for Lille, and Samuel Eto'o

Born in Dakar, Gueye spent his early career in Senegal for Diambars before joining French club Lille in 2008.[2] 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.[3]

Aston Villa

On 10 July 2015, Gueye joined English Premier League club Aston Villa for a £9 million transfer fee.[4][5] On 8 August, he made his debut in a 1–0 away victory over AFC Bournemouth.[6] On 19 January 2016, Gueye scored his first and only goal for Villa in a 2–0 over Wycombe Wanderers in the third round replay of the FA Cup.[7] In total, Gueye made 35 league appearances for Villa as the club was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season.[8]

Everton

On 2 August 2016 and with Aston Villa relegated from the Premier League, Everton triggered a release clause in Gueye's contract, reported to be £7.1 million,[9] and signed him to a four-year contract.[10] He made the highest number of successful tackles and interceptions per match across Europe's top five leagues over the 2016 calendar year.[11][12][13] Gueye scored his first league goal for Everton in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland at Goodison Park on 25 February 2017.[14] He became the first player in Europe's top five leagues to win 100 tackles in the 2016–17 season.[15]

Gueye scored his first goal for Everton in European competition on 17 August 2017 in the UEFA Europa League play-off round first leg against Hajduk Split.[16] In February 2018, he extended his contract with Everton until 2022.[17]

In January 2019, Everton rejected an offer from French club PSG for Gueye.[18] However, the speculation regarding PSG did not negatively impact his performances as Gueye was awarded the club's joint Player's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season along with Lucas Digne.[19]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 30 July 2019 he signed for French side Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £30million.[20][21] On 25 August, he made his debut in a 4–0 victory over Toulouse.[22]

International career

Gueye made his international debut for Senegal in 2011,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[23] He also represented them at the 2012 Olympics,[23] and the 2015,[24] 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

In May 2018, he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[25]

Style of play

An energetic midfielder, known for his ball-winning skills, as well as his ability to press opponents and intercept passes, Gueye completed the most tackles during the 2016–17 Premier League season.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 March 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2008–09[2] CFA 241————241
2009–10[2] CFA 241————241
2010–11[2] CFA 70————70
Total 552————552
Lille 2009–10[27] Ligue 1 00100000—10
2010–11[27] Ligue 1 11010006[lower-alpha 1]1—181
2011–12[27] Ligue 1 25030203[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0340
2012–13[27] Ligue 1 29020205[lower-alpha 2]0—380
2013–14[27] Ligue 1 3713010——411
2014–15[27] Ligue 1 324200010[lower-alpha 4]0—444
Total 134512050241101766
Aston Villa 2015–16[28] Premier League 3503100——381
Everton 2016–17[29] Premier League 3310020——351
2017–18[30] Premier League 33200005[lower-alpha 1]1—383
2018–19[31] Premier League 3302000——350
Total 993202051—1084
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 20140106[lower-alpha 2]000311
Career total 34311211803521040814
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 20 May 2020[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201110
201260
201360
201460
201590
201670
2017131
201881
2019112
Total674

International goals
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2017Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Equatorial Guinea3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.13 October 2018 Sudan2–03–0
3.16 June 2019Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
4.10 July 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Benin1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Lille

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

References
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  2. "Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "Breaking news: Villa sign Gueye". Aston Villa F.C. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa sign Lille midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa, 8 August 2015
  7. Aston Villa 2–0 Wycombe Wanders, 19 January 2016
  8. "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa cannot keep midfielder after release clause triggered". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  9. "Idrissa Gana: Aston Villa cannot keep midfielder after release clause triggered". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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  11. "Chelsea's N'Golo Kante surprisingly only second in tackles made in 2016". Metro. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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  13. "Everton's Idrissa Gueye is statistically the best holding midfielder in the whole of EUROPE". Mirror. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  14. "nEverton 2–0 Sunderland". BBC. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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  16. "Everton 2–0 Hajduk Split". BBC Sport. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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  22. "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Toulouse, Ligue 1, 3e journée, Dimanche 25 Août 2019". L'Équipe (in French). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  23. Idrissa Gueye – FIFA competition record
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  25. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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  34. "The Total AFCON 2019 Best XI". Confédération Africaine de Football. 20 July 2019.
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