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	Aston Villa
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2008	Diambars
2008–2010	Lille B	55	(2)
2010–2015	Lille	134	(5)
2015–	Aston Villa	33	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Senegal Olympic	1	(0)
2011–	Senegal	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:54, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:46, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Idrissa Gana Gueye (born 26 September 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa, as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Dakar, Gueye has played in Senegal for Diambars and in France for Lille.^[1] He signed for English club Aston Villa on 10 July 2015.^[2][3]

International career

Gueye made his international debut for Senegal in 2011,^[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[4] He also represented them at the 2012 Olympics,^[4] and at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 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[6]	Ligue 1	11	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	18	1
	2011–12[6]	Ligue 1	25	0	3	0	2	0	4	0	35	0
	2012–13[6]	Ligue 1	29	0	2	0	2	0	5	0	38	0
	2013–14[6]	Ligue 1	37	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	41	1
	2014–15[6]	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[7]	Premier League	33	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	36	1
Career total			222	7	14	1	5	0	25	1	266	9

References

1. "Idrissa Gueye". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. "Breaking news: Villa sign Gueye". Aston Villa F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. "Idrissa Gueye: Aston Villa sign Lille midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
4. Idrissa Gueye – FIFA competition record
5. "2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Sadio Mane included in Senegal squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
6. Idrissa Gueye profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
7. "Games played by Idrissa Gueye in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2016.