# Papa Gueye

Papa Gueye (born 7 June 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current vice-president of Metalist Kharkiv.

## Career

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Gueye grew up in a family of school director (father) and a teacher (mother). He started playing football at 6 years old, attending a football club at school. In 1999, he enrolled in the school football club AS Douanes (Senegal).

### Metalist Kharkiv

In 2006 Gueye moved from Volyn Lutsk to Metalist Kharkiv where he played as a central defender and a defensive midfielder. After more than 10 years in Kharkiv he signed a contract with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

### Rostov

On 31 August 2016, Gueye signed for Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.

### FC Aktobe

On 23 February 2017, Gueye signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe.

### Dnipro-1

In 2019 he moved from Karpaty Lviv to Dnipro-1.

## International

When the Metalist coach Myron Markevych was placed as the head coach of the Ukraine national football team in 2010, there were talks of naturalization of Gueye.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Volyn Lutsk | 2004–05 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Volyn Lutsk | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2007–08 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | Total | Total | 211 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 279 | 8 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Aktobe | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 283 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 367 | 8 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Senegal | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| Senegal | Total | 5 | 0 |

## Honours
### Metalist Kharkiv

* Ukrainian Second League: 2020-21

### Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

* UEFA Europa League Runners-up: 2014–15

## Gallery

* Playing for Metalist against Hoverla Uzhhorod in 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League
* With Metalist in 2010
* Playing for Metalist against Malmö in 2011 in the UEFA Europa League
* Playing for Metalist
* Playing for Metalist
* Playing for Metalist
* Playing for Metalist
* With Metalist goalkeeper Oleksandr Horyainov
* Playing for Metalist in 2009
* With Metalist goalkeeper Vladimir Dišljenković
* Playing for Metalist against Austria Wien in 2011 in the UEFA Europa League