Idrissa Gueye

Idrissa Gueye

Gueye in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Idrissa Gana Gueye[1]
Date of birth	26 September 1989[1]
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	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	12	(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 20:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 12 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.

Club career

Gueye vs Eto'o (Everton).

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

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

Club

As of 30 November 2016

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			236	7	14	1	7	0	25	1	282	9

International

As of match played 12 November 2016^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2011	1	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	9	0
	2016	7	0
Total		35	0

Honours

Lille OSC

• Ligue 1: 2010–11^[2]

References

1. "Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. "Profile". Everton F.C. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
3. "Breaking news: Villa sign Gueye". Aston Villa F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
4. "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa sign Lille midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
5. "Idrissa Gana: Aston Villa cannot keep midfielder after release clause triggered". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
6. "Idrissa Gueye: Everton sign midfielder from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
7. Idrissa Gueye – FIFA competition record
8. "2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Sadio Mane included in Senegal squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
9. Idrissa Gueye profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
10. "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
11. "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2016.