| Pape Souaré | |
| Fullname: | Pape N'Diaye Souaré[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Mbao, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Diambars |
| Years2: | 2008–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Lille B |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2008–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Reims (loan) |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps5: | 48 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Troyes |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Morecambe |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Motherwell |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal Olympic |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:36, 30 September 2023 (UTC) |
Pape N'Diaye Souaré (in French pap swaʁe/;[2] born 6 June 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Born in Mbao, Pikine Department, Souaré spent his early career with Diambars, Lille II, Lille and Reims.
He moved to Crystal Palace on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2015 for an undisclosed fee,[3] reported as £3.45 million.[4] He made his Palace debut on 14 February in the fifth round of the FA Cup, a 2–1 home loss to Liverpool, and was described by Dominic Fifield of The Observer as looking "rusty and susceptible".[4]
On 22 January 2016, it was announced that Souaré had signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Palace.[5] He was sent off on 13 February at the end of a 2–1 loss to Watford at Selhurst Park, for fouling Valon Behrami.[6]
After over a year out of football following a car crash, Souaré made his first appearance on 19 September 2017 in a 1–0 home win over Huddersfield Town in the third round of the EFL Cup. He was praised for his performance by manager Roy Hodgson.[7]
In August 2019, after his contract with Crystal Palace expired, Souaré joined French Ligue 2 club Troyes on a one-season contract with an option of a further 12 months.[8]
In July 2021, having made no appearances for Troyes in the previous season,[9] Souaré trained with the Crystal Palace under-23 squad, with a view to maintain fitness, and appeared in pre-season matches for the side.[10] [11]
On 6 September 2021, Souaré returned to England to join League One club Charlton Athletic on a one-year deal.[12] [13] On 10 May 2022, it was confirmed that Souaré would leave Charlton Athletic when his contract expired at the end of the season.[14]
On 17 March 2023, Souaré joined League One club Morecambe on a contract until the end of the season.[15] [16] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[17]
On 17 July 2023, Motherwell announced the signing of Souaré on a six-month contract.[18] He left the club on 1 January 2024 following the expiry of his contract.[19] [20]
Souaré made his international debut for Senegal on 29 February 2012, in a goalless friendly draw against South Africa at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.[21] He later competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[22] and was a squad member at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[23] He scored his first international goal from a 20-yard free kick on 29 March 2016 as the Lions de Teranga won 2–1 away to Niger in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[24] Following his car crash, he returned to the national team in March 2018.[25]
He was not included in Senegal's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[26]
On 11 September 2016, Souaré was airlifted to hospital after being involved in a road accident on the M4. He sustained injuries to his thigh and jawbone.[27] It was thought that he would be out for six months,[28] although he returned to training after 11 months.[29] [30]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lille B | 2008–09 | CFA | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | CFA | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | CFA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | CFA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7 | |||
| Lille | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 3 | |||
| Reims (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2014–15 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Troyes | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2021–22 | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Morecambe | 2022–23 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 255 | 10 | |||
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