Pape Gueye

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

Not to be confused with Papa Gueye.
Pape Gueye
Gueye 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)
Playing 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 0 (0)
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 08:46, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2017

Professional 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 2 July 2020, Gueye signed a four year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille, for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).[5][6]

Style of play

Gueye is a box-to-box midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play. [7]

Personal life

Gueye was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[8]

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. "Transferts : Pape Gueye à l'OM (officiel)". L'Équipe. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "ESCLUSIVA - Milan e Udinese si muovono per un talento della Ligue 2". Numero Diez (in Italian). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. "Le Havre Pape Gueye sign son premier contrat professionnel - Dakar Actu". 20 June 2017.
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