| Souleymane Faye | |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Betis B |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Galaxy Dakar |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Granada B |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Talavera |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Betis B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Senegal U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Senegal U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Senegal |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:00, 2 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Real Betis |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Betis B |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Betis B and the Senegal national team.
Faye left Senegal for Spain in January 2022, joining Granada B.[1] In the summer of the same year, he joined Primera Federación side Talavera, where he made 29 appearances and scored one goal in his first season.[2]
On 12 July 2023, Faye joined Segunda Federación side Betis Deportivo, the reserve team of Real Betis, on a season-long loan.[3] He scored two goals and three assists in 18 appearances for the team throughout the 2023–24 league campaign.[4]
On 8 July 2024, the deal was officially made permanent by Real Betis, as Faye signed a four-year contract with the club.[5]
Faye was part of the Senegal under-20 national team squad that took part in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored Senegal's first goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Nigeria.[6] On 11 March, during the tournament's final, he scored the opening goal, as Senegal eventually gained a 2–0 win over The Gambia;[7] in the occasion, Faye was nominated as the player of the match.[8]
On 5 September 2023, Faye received his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.
| Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Granada B | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Talavera | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Betis B (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Career total | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 | |||
Senegal U20