Souleymane Faye (footballer)

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Souleymane Faye
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Real Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Galaxy Dakar
2022 Granada B 14 (0)
2022–2024 Talavera 29 (1)
2023–2024 → Betis B (loan) 18 (2)
2024– Real Betis 0 (0)
2024– Betis B 0 (0)
International career
2019 Senegal U17 6 (2)
2023– Senegal U20 9 (2)
2023– Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the Senegal national team.

Club career

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.[4][5]

International career

Faye was part of the Senegal under-20 national team squad that took part in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] He scored Senegal's first goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Nigeria.[7] On 11 March, during the tournament's final, he scored the opening goal, as Senegal eventually gained a 2–0 win over The Gambia;[8] in the occasion, Faye was nominated as the player of the match.[6]

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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club 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

International

As of match played 9 September 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Senegal U20

References

  1. ^ Macías, Gabriel Garrido (10 July 2023). "La perla senegalesa que quiere el Sevilla FC". La Colina de Nervión (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Carbonero, Javi (5 September 2023). "Souleymane Faye: el futbolista del Betis Deportivo citado por la absoluta de Senegal". ElDesmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Souleymane Faye, primer refuerzo del Betis Deportivo". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Soumanou, Moucharaf (8 July 2024). "Espagne – Real Betis : Souleymane Faye s'engage avec l'équipe première pour quatre ans". AfricaFootUnited (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "El Real Betis acuerda el fichaje en propiedad de Souleymane Faye". Real Betis (in European Spanish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Senegal U20 star Faye savours 'unforgettable' moment after scoring in the final". The Voice. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Bajela, Ebenezer (19 February 2023). "AFCON U-20: Flying Eagles lose 1-0 to Senegal". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Senegal wins 2023 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations final-Xinhua". english.news.cn. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ Souleymane Faye at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Souleymane Faye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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