Pape Habib Guèye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Académie Darou Salam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Aalesund | 57 | (25) |
| 2020–2023 | KV Kortrijk | 78 | (14) |
| 2023– | Aberdeen | 24 | (6) |
| 2024 | → Kristiansund (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Senegal U20 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Pape Habib Guèye (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.
Career
Club career
Playing his youth career with Académie Darou Salam, he was a squad member for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations,[1] where Senegal finished as runners-up.
He joined Norwegian second-tier side Aalesund ahead of the 2018 season.[2] He scored 22 goals for Aalesund in two seasons,[3] but also had disciplinary issues.[4]
In January 2020, during the winter transfer window, he was bought by K.V. Kortrijk of the top-tier Belgian First Division A.
Aberdeen
On 29 August 2023, Guèye better known affectionately to the Dons fans as Mpape signed for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[5]
On February 19, 2024, Guèye joined Norwegian side Kristiansund BK on loan, with Aberdeen manager Neil Warnock stating "Pape needs to get out and play some regular football".[6]
On 19 July 2024 It was announced that Guèye had returned to Aberdeen.[7] Guèye scored five goals in the first five matches of the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership season.[8] On 2 October, it was reported that Guèye was ruled out until January 2025 with a quad muscle tear he picked up in training.[9] On 24 May 2025, he won the Scottish Cup title.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aalesund | 2018 | Norwegian First Division | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 13 | |||
| Total | 57 | 25 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 25 | ||||
| KV Kortrijk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 14 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 84 | 16 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 19 | 7 | ||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Kristiansund (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 53 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Aberdeen
References
- ^ "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Stenerud, Kristian (3 March 2018). "Tror denne 18-åringen kan være x-faktoren AaFK mangler". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Pape Habib Guèye at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "AaFK bekrefter avslåtte Gueye-bud. Nå har han gjort seg utilgjengelig". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Senegalese Striker Signs for Dons". afc.co.uk. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen's Gueye moves to Norway on loan deal". bbc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Wallace, Sean (19 July 2024). "Pape Habib Gueye back at Aberdeen and could be used as a winger, boss Jimmy Thelin confirms". Press and Journal. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen - Scores & Fixtures - Football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen striker Gueye out until January". BBC. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Mitov Penalty Heroics see Dons Lift Scottish Cup for first time since 1990
- ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Pape Habib Guèye". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Pape Habib Gueye (Kristiansund) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Cup final - McGregor left in tears as Aberdeen stun Celtic in penalty shootout". BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
- Pape Habib Guèye at WorldFootball.net
- Pape Habib Guèye at Soccerway