Pape Habib Guèye Explained

Pape Habib Guèye should not be confused with Habib Guèye.

Pape Habib Guèye
Birth Date:20 September 1999
Birth Place:Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height:1.88 m
Currentclub:Aberdeen
Clubnumber:14
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Académie Darou Salam
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Aalesunds
Caps1:57
Goals1:25
Years2:2020–2023
Clubs2:KV Kortrijk
Caps2:78
Goals2:14
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Aberdeen
Caps3:4
Goals3:1
Years4:2024
Clubs4:Kristiansund BK (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:4
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Senegal U20
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:2 June 2024

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

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, but also had disciplinary issues.[3]

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.[4]

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".[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024

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SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aalesunds2018Norwegian First Division28120000002812
2019Norwegian First Division29132000003113
Total57252000005925
KV Kortrijk2019-20Belgian Pro League4100000041
2020-21Belgian Pro League315210000336
2021-22Belgian Pro League165210000186
2022-23Belgian Pro League263200000283
2023-24Belgian Pro League1000000010
Total78146200008416
Aberdeen2023-24Scottish Premiership4010101070
Kristiansund BK (loan)2024Eliteserien83320000115
Career total14742124101016146

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED. Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. 24 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034602/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=zejvoSFdXZUsp9g0sj4mcg%3d%3d. 12 March 2017.
  2. News: Tror denne 18-åringen kan være x-faktoren AaFK mangler. Stenerud. Kristian. 3 March 2018. Aftenposten. Norwegian. 1 February 2020.
  3. News: AaFK bekrefter avslåtte Gueye-bud. Nå har han gjort seg utilgjengelig. Fædrelandsvennen. Norwegian. 1 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Senegalese Striker Signs for Dons. afc.co.uk. 29 August 2023. 29 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Aberdeen's Gueye moves to Norway on loan deal. bbc.com. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024.