Idrissa Gueye (footballer, born 2006)

Idrissa Gueye
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-09-16) 16 September 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth M'Bour, Senegal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Udinese (on loan from Metz)
Number 7
Youth career
–2022 Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 club Udinese, on loan from Ligue 1 club Metz.

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
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Génération Foot 2022–23 Senegal Ligue 1 3 1 — — — 3 1
2023–24 Senegal Ligue 1 23 11 — 2[a] 1 — 25 12
Total 26 12 — 2 1 — 28 13
Metz 2024–25 Ligue 2 17 5 0 0 — 3[b] 0 20 5
2025–26 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 19 5 0 0 — 3 0 22 5
Udinese (loan) 2025–26 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 45 17 0 0 2 1 3 0 50 18

International

As of match played 9 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Génération Foot

References

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