Omar Gaye

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Omar Gaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back [1]
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Afro Napoli
2017–2018 Juve Stabia 0 (0)
2018–2019 Viareggio 28 (3)
2019–2020 Nola 18 (0)
2020 Kajaani 3 (0)
2020–2021 Milsami Orhei 28 (1)
2021– Maccabi Netanya 0 (0)
International career
2021– Gambia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:18, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:18, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Omar Gaye (born 18 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Maccabi Netanya and the Gambia national team.

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Career

Orphaned at the age of 11, Gaye played football in Europe to support his two siblings. [2] Gaye arrived to Italy as a migrant in 2016. [3] After arriving to Italy, Gaye started playing football for Afro Napoli. [3]

From Afro Napoli, Gaye moved to Juve Stabia in August 2017. [4] He had stints at the Italian clubs Viareggio, and Nola before moving to Finland with Kajaani. [5] He transferred to Milsami Orhei in Moldova shortly after for the 2020–21 season. [6] Gaye made his professional debut with Milsami Orhei in a 3–0 Moldovan National Division win over Speranța Nisporeni on 13 July 2020. [7]

International career

Gaye debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over Togo on 8 June 2021. [8]

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References

  1. Omar Gaye at WorldFootball.net
  2. ȘTIRILE, PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT (July 31, 2020). "Fotbalul l-a salvat. Află povestea lui Omar Gaye care joacă de o lună la Milsami Orhei | PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE". www.publika.md.
  3. 1 2 The Italian football club fighting racism on & off the pitch, hickmag.com, 20 June 2018
  4. Dal Gambia alla Juve Stabia: si corona il sogno di Omar Gaye, ilmattino.it, 7 August 2017
  5. "Omar Gaye - From an Italian Zebra to a Gambian Scorpion". May 27, 2021.
  6. "Yankuba Jarju extends Pau FC stay, Dembo, Omar Gaye on the move as Parma eye Ebrima Colley – Fallaboweh". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  7. "Milsami vs. Speranţa Nisporeni - 13 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. "Match Report of Gambia vs Togo - 2021-06-08 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.