Opa Nguette

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Opa Nguette
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Nguette in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
2006–2011 Mantes
2011–2012 Valenciennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Mantes 1 (0)
2012–2016 Valenciennes 66 (8)
2016–2022 Metz 151 (19)
2022–2023 Baniyas 24 (2)
International career
2012 France U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 France U19 8 (1)
2013–2014 France U20 3 (1)
2017– Senegal 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:38, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Opa Nguette (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for the Senegal national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and striker. Nguette was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 to under-20 level, [1] before switching allegiance to Senegal. [2]

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Club career

Nguette began his football career playing for hometown club Mantes at amateur level in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. In the 2011–12 season, he made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 playing for Mantes in a league match against Les Herbiers. [3]

A week later, he departed Mantes to sign an aspirant (youth) contract with professional club Valenciennes. [4] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Troyes. [5]

International career

A former youth international for France, Nguette made his senior international debut in a friendly 1–1 tie with Senegal against Nigeria on 23 March 2017. [6] [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 July 2020 [8] [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [nb 1] Europe [nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mantes 2011–12 CFA 100010
Valenciennes B 2011–12 CFA152152
2012–13 8383
Total2350000235
Valenciennes 2012–13 Ligue 1 19320213
2013–14 10000100
2014–15 Ligue 2 23451285
2015–16 14100141
Total66871739
Metz 2016–17 Ligue 133241373
2017–18 17030200
2018–19 Ligue 233730367
2019–20 Ligue 126520285
Total1091412112115
Career total199271620021829

International goals

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. [10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2017 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, SenegalFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–02–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1.13 November 2020 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, SenegalFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2–02–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

Notes

  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. Includes UEFA Super Cup

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References

  1. "O. Nguette appelé en EDF U18". Valenciennes FC (in French). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. avermeulen (20 March 2017). "Le programme des internationaux". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. "Mantes v. Les Herbiers Match Report". Foot-National (in French). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Vestiaires". Le Parisien (in French). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. "Troyes v. Valenciennes Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. "Nigeria v Senegal". BBC Sport. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Amical: Nigeria et Sénégal se quittent bons amis". Afrik-foot.com (in French). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. Opa Nguette at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  9. Opa Nguette at Soccerway
  10. "Opa Nguette". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 November 2017.