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Pape Habib Guèye

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Pape Habib Guèye
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25)
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 Aalesund 57 (25)
2020–2023 KV Kortrijk 78 (14)
2023– Aberdeen 9 (5)
2024Kristiansund (loan) 15 (4)
International career
2017 Senegal U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Pape Habib Guèye (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.

Career

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Club career

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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.

Aberdeen FC

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On 29 August 2023, Guèye better known affectionately to the Dons fans as Mpape 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]

On 19 July 2024 It was announced that Guèye had returned to Aberdeen.[7] Guèye scored five goals in the first five matches of the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership season.[8] On 2 October, it was reported that Guèye was ruled out until January 2025 with a quad muscle tear he picked up in training.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 October 2024[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aalesund 2018 Norwegian First Division 28 12 0 0 28 12
2019 Norwegian First Division 29 13 2 0 31 13
Total 57 25 2 0 59 25
KV Kortrijk 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 4 1 0 0 4 1
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 31 5 2 1 33 6
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 16 5 2 1 18 6
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 26 3 2 0 28 3
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 78 14 6 2 84 16
Aberdeen 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 4 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 7 0
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 5 5 0 0 3 1 8 6
Total 9 5 1 0 4 1 1 0 15 6
Kristiansund (loan) 2024 Eliteserien 15 4 3 2 18 6
Career total 159 48 10 4 4 1 1 0 175 52

References

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  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. ^ Wallace, Sean (19 July 2024). "Pape Habib Gueye back at Aberdeen and could be used as a winger, boss Jimmy Thelin confirms". Press and Journal. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Aberdeen - Scores & Fixtures - Football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Aberdeen striker Gueye out until January". BBC. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Pape Habib Guèye". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Pape Habib Gueye (Kristiansund) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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