Pape Gueye

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

Not to be confused with Papa Gueye.
Pape Gueye
Gueye playing for Le Havre in 2019
Personal information
Full name Pape Alassane Gueye
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2012 Blanc-Mesnil SF
2012–2017 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Le Havre B 39 (2)
2017–2020 Le Havre 39 (0)
2020 Watford 0 (0)
2020– Marseille 12 (1)
National team‡
2017 France U18 4 (0)
2017 France U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2017

Club career

Le Havre

Gueye made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Chamois Niortais on 5 May 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 20 June 2017.[2]

Watford

On 29 April 2020, it was announced Gueye had agreed a deal to sign for Premier League club Watford upon the expiry of his contract with Le Havre, on 1 July 2020. Watford released promotional material, and issued a press release, of Gueye signing a five year contract and holding the club's jersey.[3]

24 hours later, Watford agreed a deal for Gueye's transfer to Ligue 1 club Marseille, which included a sell-on clause for Watford. Gueye claimed his agent had given “bad advice”, citing his Watford contract contained a salary of £45,000 per month, not the £45,000 per week, that Gueye was originally quoted by his agent.[4]

Marseille

On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille,[5] for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).[6][7]

Style of play

Gueye is a box-to-box midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play. He also has a good game viewing and physical strength.[8]

Personal life

Gueye was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[9]

Honours

Marseille

References
  1. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 36ème journée - Havre AC / Chamois Niortais". www.lfp.fr.
  2. "Le Havre : premier contrat pro pour Pape Gueye - MaLigue2". 20 June 2017.
  3. "Official: Hornets Sign Gueye". Watford FC. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. Leventhal, Adam (30 June 2020). "Exclusive: Pape Gueye pictured 'signing' for Watford — but now unlikely to join". The Athletic. The Athletic Media Company. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "Pape Gueye est Olympien" (Press release) (in French). Marseille. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. "Transferts : Pape Gueye à l'OM (officiel)". L'Équipe. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. Walters, Mike (2 July 2020). "Watford sell Pape Gueye to Marseille just 17 hours after finalising arrival". Daily Mirror.
  8. "ESCLUSIVA - Milan e Udinese si muovono per un talento della Ligue 2". Numero Diez (in Italian). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. "Le Havre Pape Gueye sign son premier contrat professionnel - Dakar Actu". 20 June 2017.
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