# Moustapha Name

Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj, on loan from Cypriot First Division club Pafos.

## Club career
### AS Douanes

Moustapha Name started his career at AS Douanes in his native Senegal in 2016. During the 2017–18 season, he scored ten goals in the Senegal Premier League.

### Pau

In 2018, Name joined Pau and adapted quickly to French football in the Béarnese capital. In his second season, he occasionally captained the team.
In the 2019–20 Coupe de France, Pau reached the round of 16 and lost to a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) side that went on to win the entire competition. The 2019–20 season was very successful for both Name and Pau; Pau achieved promoted to Ligue 2, and Name's displays against Ligue 1 heavyweights Bordeaux and PSG in the Coupe de France helped him make a name for himself.

### Paris FC

On 27 June 2020, Name signed with Paris FC after successful seasons with Pau in the Championnat National. He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Chambly on 22 August 2020.

## International career

Name debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Guinea Bissau on 11 November 2020.
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
Name was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 28 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pau | 2018–19 | National | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Pau | 2019–20 | National | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 |
| Pau | Total | Total | 56 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 10 |
| Paris FC | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Paris FC | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| Paris FC | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Paris FC | Total | Total | 67 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 71 | 15 |
| Pafos | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 |
| Pafos | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Pafos | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Pafos | Total | Total | 69 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 8 |
| CFR Cluj (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 195 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 33 |
* 1 2 Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 24 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Senegal | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours

Pafos
* Cypriot Cup: 2023–24
* Cypriot Super Cup runner-up: 2024
Senegal
* Africa Cup of Nations: 2021
Orders
* Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022