Idrissa Gueye
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Everton F.C. Season 2015-2016
Personal information
Full name
Idrissa Gana Gueye
Date of birth
26 September 1989
Place of birth
Dakar, Senegal
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Everton
Number
17
Senior career
Diambars
2007-2008
Lille B
2008-2010
55x apps / 2x goals
Lille
2010-2015
134x apps / 5x goals
Aston Villa
2015-2016
35x apps / 0x goal
Everton
2016-
0x apps / 0x goal
National team
Senegal Olympic
2012
1x apps / 0x goal
Senegal
2011-
32x apps / 0x goal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:32, 2 August 2016 (UTC) - National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
Idrissa Gana Gueye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for English club Everton and the Senegal national team as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Dakar, Gueye spent his early career in Senegal for Diambars and in France for Lille.
He signed for English club Aston Villa on 10 July 2015.
Following the club's relegation from the Premiership, Everton triggered a release clause in his contract, and signed Gueye on a four year deal on 2 August 2016.
International career
Gueye made his international debut for Senegal in 2011, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.
He also represented them at the 2012 Olympics, and at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
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