Papa Gueye
Papa Gueye (born 7 June 1984) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Metal Kharkiv.
 Gueye with Rostov in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Metal Kharkiv | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Douanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Douanes | 16 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Volyn Lutsk | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 211 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 32 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rostov | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Aktobe | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Karpaty Lviv | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Dnipro-1 | 13 | (0) |
| 2020– | Metal Kharkiv | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Senegal Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Senegal | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2020 | |||
Career
Club
Born in Dakar, Senegal, 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). In 2006 Gueye moved from Volyn Lutsk to Metalist Kharkiv where he played as a central defender and a defensive midfielder.[1] After more than 10 years in Kharkiv he signed a contract with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
On 31 August 2016, Gueye signed for Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.[2]
On 23 February 2017, Gueye signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe.[3]
International
When the Metalist coach Myron Markevych was placed as the head coach of the Ukraine national football team in 2010, there were talks of naturalization of Gueye.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volyn Lutsk | 2004–05 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 211 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 279 | 8 | ||
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Aktobe | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 283 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 367 | 8 | ||
References
- "Маркевич: "Папа Гуйе - интеллектуал"". football.ua. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Папа Гуйе подписал контракт с Ростовом". fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Папа Гуйе подписал контракт с футбольным клубом Актобе". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- Шаг навстречу. Луис Адриано и еще 8 иностранцев, рассчитывавших на сборную Украины
- "P.Gueye". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Papa Gueye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Профайл гравця". ffu.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Football Federation Ukraine. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
- FC Metalist Kharkiv Player Profile
- Papa Gueye at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
