Idrissa Gueye
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Idrissa Gana Gueye[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 September 1989||
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
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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 | 11 | (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 15:22, 27 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.
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Club career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 27 November 2016
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lille B | 2008–09[1] | CFA | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
2009–10[1] | CFA | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2010–11[1] | CFA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
Lille | 2010–11[9] | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
2011–12[9] | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2012–13[9] | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2013–14[9] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
2014–15[9] | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
Total | 134 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 176 | 6 | ||
Aston Villa | 2015–16[10] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
Everton | 2016–17[11] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 235 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 281 | 9 |
International[edit]
- As of match played 12 November 2016[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Senegal | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2013 | 6 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 9 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
- Lille OSC
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Breaking news: Villa sign Gueye". Aston Villa F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa sign Lille midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Idrissa Gana: Aston Villa cannot keep midfielder after release clause triggered". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Idrissa Gueye: Everton sign midfielder from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b Idrissa Gueye – FIFA competition record
- ^ "2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Sadio Mane included in Senegal squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Idrissa Gueye profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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