Idrissa Gueye (footballer, born 2006)

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Idrissa Gueye
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-09-16) 16 September 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth M'Bour, Senegal [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Udinese (on loan from Metz)
Youth career
–2022 Génération Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Génération Foot 26 (12)
2025– Metz 19 (5)
2025–Udinese (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2023 Senegal U17 4 (3)
2023 Senegal 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 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 Serie A Udinese on loan Ligue 1 club Metz.

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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]

Metz

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]

Loan to Udinese

On 1 September 2025, Gueye joined Serie A side Udinese on loan with an obligation to buy. [10]

International career

Gueye made his debut for the senior Senegal national team in a 1–1 draw against Rwanda on 9 September 2023. [11] 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 31 August 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Génération Foot 2022–23 Senegal Ligue 1 3131
2023–24 Senegal Ligue 123112 [a] 12512
Total2612212813
Metz 2024–25 Ligue 2 175003 [b] 0205
2025–26 Ligue 1 200020
Total1950030225
Udinese (loan) 2025–26 Serie A 000000
Career total45170021305018

International

As of match played 9 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202310
Total10

Honours

Génération Foot

References

  1. "Idrissa Gueye" (in French). FC Metz . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "GÉNÉRATION FOOT-FC METZ : Idrissa Guèye, le dernier produit d'un modèle viable ! | EnQuete+". www.enqueteplus.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  3. 1 2 "Idrissa Gueye renforce les Grenats". Football Club de Metz (in French). 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  4. "Foot : Idrissa Gueye, un «Olivier Giroud» à polir au FC Metz" (in French). 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  5. "Lorient vs. Metz 0 - 0". Soccerway. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6.  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.
  7. "FC Metz : Premier titre honorifique pour Idrissa Gueye !". OneFootball. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  8. "FC Metz : La cote grimpe pour Idrissa Gueye !". OneFootball. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  9. "FC Metz : Idrissa Gueye élu « pépite du mois » en Ligue 2" (in French). 2025-03-08. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  10. "Idrissa Gueye signs for Udinese". Udinese Calcio. 1 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 Idrissa Gueye at Soccerway