Gueye warming up for Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Idrissa Gana Gueye[1]
Date of birth
(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth
Dakar, Senegal
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Everton
Number
27
Youth career
Diambars
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)
2016–2019
Everton
99
(3)
2019–2022
Paris Saint-Germain
74
(6)
2022–
Everton
56
(3)
International career‡
2012
Senegal Olympic
1
(0)
2011–
Senegal
111
(7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner
2021 Cameroon
Runner-up
2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 3 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Senegal national team.
Starting his career at Diambars in his native Senegal, Gueye joined French club Lille's reserve side in 2008. He would go on to play for the side's first team from 2010 to 2015, winning a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2011, before moving to England with Aston Villa. A year later, he signed for fellow Premier League club Everton. In 2019, Gueye returned to France by signing for the reigning Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League final with the club, but did not play in the match in which PSG lost.
Gueye made his debut for Senegal in 2011. He was part of the Senegalese squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he played one match. He played for Senegal at two FIFA World Cup and five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. After a defeat in the 2019 final, he helped his country win the following competition's final in 2022. He is Senegal's record cap holder and the first Senegalese player to reach over 100 caps.
^"Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ ab"Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^"Idrissa Gueye". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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