Idrissa Gueye (footballer, born 2006)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | M'Bour, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Génération Foot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Génération Foot | 26 | (12) |
| 2025– | Metz | 17 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Senegal U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2023 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Idrissa Gueye (born 16 September 2006) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Metz.
Club career
Gueye won the Senegalese Ligue 1 title with Génération Foot in the 2022–23 season, at the age of 16. He went on to score twelve goals in twenty-six top-flight appearances with the club before his departure.[2]
On 10 January 2025, Gueye signed a contract until June 2029 with French Ligue 2 club Metz, a partner of Génération Foot.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Lorient the following day.[4][5] He scored his first goal with a header in a 3–1 win over Paris FC on 18 January, restoring Metz's lead at 2–1. However, in the 72nd minute, a collision left him with injuries to his front teeth, forcing him to leave the match and be taken to the hospital.[6] On 5 March, Gueye was voted Metz's Player of the Month for February by supporters, receiving 38% of the votes.[7] On 8 March, he was named Ligue 2 Young Player of the Month for February.[8][9]
International career
Gueye made his debut for the senior Senegal national team in a 1–1 draw against Rwanda on 9 September 2023.[10] At the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, he scored a hat-trick in a group stage game against Poland, helping Senegal to a 4–1 win.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Génération Foot | 2022–23 | Senegal Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Senegal Ligue 1 | 23 | 11 | — | 2[a] | 1 | — | 25 | 12 | |||
| Total | 26 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 13 | ||||
| Metz | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 9 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Génération Foot
References
- ^ "Idrissa Gueye" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "GÉNÉRATION FOOT-FC METZ : Idrissa Guèye, le dernier produit d'un modèle viable ! | EnQuete+". www.enqueteplus.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ a b "Idrissa Gueye renforce les Grenats". Football Club de Metz (in French). 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Foot : Idrissa Gueye, un «Olivier Giroud» à polir au FC Metz" (in French). 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Lorient vs. Metz 0 - 0". Soccerway. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "« Un but, deux dents, c'est pas mal pour une première » : Idrissa Gueye, une recrue déjà décisive avec Metz". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "FC Metz : Premier titre honorifique pour Idrissa Gueye !". OneFootball. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "FC Metz : La cote grimpe pour Idrissa Gueye !". OneFootball. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "FC Metz : Idrissa Gueye élu « pépite du mois » en Ligue 2" (in French). 2025-03-08. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ a b Idrissa Gueye at Soccerway