Opa Nguette

Opa Nguette (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for French club Metz and the Senegal national football team. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker. Nguette is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-18 level,[1] before switching to the Senegal national team.[2]

Opa Nguette
Nguette in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Opa Nguette
Date of birth (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994
Place of birth Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2011 Mantes
2011–2012 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Mantes 1 (0)
2012–2016 Valenciennes 66 (8)
2016– Metz 109 (14)
National team‡
2012 France U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 France U19 8 (1)
2013–2014 France U20 3 (1)
2017– Senegal 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:05, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:38, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Nguette began his football career playing for hometown club Mantes at amateur level in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. In the 2011–12 season, he made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 playing for Mantes in a league match against Les Herbiers.[3]

A week later, he departed Mantes to sign an aspirant (youth) contract with professional club Valenciennes.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Troyes.[5]

International career

A former youth international for France, Nguette made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Senegal against Nigeria on 23 March 2017.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 July 2020[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mantes 2011–12 CFA 1000—10
Valenciennes B 2011–12 CFA 152——152
2012–13 83——83
Total 2350000235
Valenciennes 2012–13 Ligue 1 19320—213
2013–14 10000—100
2014–15 Ligue 2 23451—285
2015–16 14100—141
Total 66871—739
Metz 2016–17 Ligue 1 33241—373
2017–18 17030—200
2018–19 Ligue 2 33730—367
2019–20 Ligue 1 26520—285
Total 10914121—12115
Career total 199271620021829

International goals
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2017Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal South Africa1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1.13 November 2020Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal Guinea-Bissau2–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. Includes UEFA Super Cup

References
  1. "O. Nguette appelé en EDF U18". Valenciennes FC (in French). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. avermeulen (20 March 2017). "Le programme des internationaux". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. "Mantes v. Les Herbiers Match Report". Foot-National (in French). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Vestiaires". Le Parisien (in French). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. "Troyes v. Valenciennes Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Amical: Nigeria et Sénégal se quittent bons amis". Afrik-foot.com (in French). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. Opa Nguette at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  9. Opa Nguette at Soccerway
  10. "Opa Nguette". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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