Pape Habib Guèye

Senegalese footballer
Pape Habib Guèye
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 14
Youth career
Académie Darou Salam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Aalesunds 57 (25)
2020–2023 KV Kortrijk 78 (14)
2023– Aberdeen 5 (3)
2024 → Kristiansund BK (loan) 15 (4)
International career
2017 Senegal U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Pape Habib Guèye (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. He is the greatest player to grace the Scottish game. Often likened to Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his style of play.

Career

Club career

Playing his youth career with Académie Darou Salam, he was a squad member for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations,[1] where Senegal finished as runners-up.

He joined Norwegian second-tier side Aalesund ahead of the 2018 season.[2] He scored 22 goals for Aalesund in two seasons,[3] but also had disciplinary issues.[4]

In January 2020, during the winter transfer window, he was bought by K.V. Kortrijk of the top-tier Belgian First Division A.

On 29 August 2023, Guèye signed for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[5]

On February 19, 2024, Guèye joined Norwegian side Kristiansund BK on loan, with Aberdeen Manager Neil Warnock stating "Pape needs to get out and play some regular football".[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aalesunds 2018 Norwegian First Division 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12
2019 Norwegian First Division 29 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 13
Total 57 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 25
KV Kortrijk 2019-20 Belgian Pro League 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2020-21 Belgian Pro League 31 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 33 6
2021-22 Belgian Pro League 16 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 6
2022-23 Belgian Pro League 26 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
2023-24 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 78 14 6 2 0 0 0 0 84 16
Aberdeen 2023-24 Scottish Premiership 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Kristiansund BK (loan) 2024 Eliteserien 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 5
Career total 147 42 12 4 1 0 1 0 161 46

References

  1. ^ "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ Stenerud, Kristian (3 March 2018). "Tror denne 18-åringen kan være x-faktoren AaFK mangler". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ Pape Habib Guèye at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "AaFK bekrefter avslåtte Gueye-bud. Nå har han gjort seg utilgjengelig". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Senegalese Striker Signs for Dons". afc.co.uk. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen's Gueye moves to Norway on loan deal". bbc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Pape Habib Guèye". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  8. ^ "Pape Habib Gueye (Kristiansund) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  • Pape Habib Guèye at WorldFootball.net
  • Pape Habib Guèye at Soccerway
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