Idrissa Gana Gueye ( have a bun in the oven 26 September 1989 ) is a senegalese professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Senegal home team .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Born in Dakar, Gueye spent his early on 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 appetizer in the league and the UEFA Champions League over the following four seasons. [ 3 ]
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Aston Villa [edit ]
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 finish for Villa in a 2–0 over Wycombe Wanderers in the third round play back of the FA Cup. [ 7 ] In full, Gueye made 35 league appearances for Villa as the club was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season. [ 8 ]
Everton [edit ]
On 2 August 2016 and with Aston Villa relegated from the Premier League, Everton triggered a release article in Gueye ‘s compress, reported to be £7.1 million, [ 9 ] and signed him to a four-year compress. [ 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 inaugural 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 acme five leagues to win 100 tackles in the 2016–17 season. [ 15 ] Gueye scored his first gear finish for Everton in european competition on 17 August 2017 in the UEFA Europa League play-off round of golf beginning leg against Hajduk Split. [ 16 ] In February 2018, he extended his sign with Everton until 2022. [ 17 ] In January 2019, Everton rejected an extend from french club Paris Saint-Germain ( PSG ) for Gueye. [ 18 ] however, the guess regarding PSG did not negatively impact his performances as Gueye was awarded the club ‘s articulation Player ‘s Player of the class for the 2018–19 season along with Lucas Digne. [ 19 ]
Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]
On 30 July 2019, Gueye signed for Ligue 1 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 ] On 18 September, he produced a “ brainy ” display in a 3–0 succeed over very Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. [ 23 ] His inaugural goal for PSG came in a 4–0 gain against Angers on 5 October. [ 24 ] In his first season in Paris, Gueye would go on to win a domestic triple and ending runner-up in the Champions League, failing to beat Bayern Munich in the concluding. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] In his moment season, the club won the Coupe de France and made the semi-finals of the Champions League, losing to Manchester City. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] After having been suspended for two Champions League matches due to a red wag in the first leg of the semi-final against Man City in April 2021, [ 29 ] Gueye made his return to European football in a 2–0 gain over the Citizens on 28 September 2021. [ 30 ] He scored the open goal of the equal, his first goal in the Champions League, and was given the Player of the Match award. [ 31 ]
International career [edit ]
Gueye made his external debut for Senegal in 2011, [ 2 ] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. [ 32 ] He besides represented them at the 2012 Olympics, [ 32 ] and the 2015, [ 33 ] 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. [ 34 ]
style of dally [edit ]
An energetic midfielder, known for his ball-winning skills, a well as his ability to press opponents and intercept passes, Gueye completed the most tackles during the 2016–17 Premier League season. [ 35 ]
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career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 6 November 2021
International [edit ]
- As of match played 14 November 2021[2]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Senegal
2011
1
0
2012
6
0
2013
8
0
2014
7
0
2015
11
0
2016
7
0
2017
14
1
2018
8
1
2019
11
2
2020
1
0
2021
10
2
Total
84
6
International goals [edit ]
- Scores and results list Senegal’s goal tally first.[2]
Honours [edit ]
Lille
Paris Saint-Germain
Senegal
Individual
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Everton F.C. website
- Idrissa Gueye at Soccerbase
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