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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Galaxy Dakar
2022 Granada B 14 (0)
2022–2024 Talavera 29 (1)
2023–2024Betis 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Granada B 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 14000140
Talavera 2022–23 Primera Federación 29100291
Betis B (loan) 2023–24 Segunda Federación 18200182
Career total61300613

International

As of match played 9 September 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202310
Total10

Honours

Senegal U20

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