Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Betis B (on loan from Talavera) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Galaxy Dakar | ||
2022 | Granada B | 14 | (0) |
2022– | Talavera | 29 | (1) |
2023– | → Betis B (loan) | 3 | (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 05:57, 26 September 2023 (UTC) |
Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Segunda Federación side Betis B, on loan from Talavera, and the Senegal national team.
Faye left Senegal for Spain in January 2022, joining Granada B.[1] In the summer, he joined Talavera, where he would make twenty-nine appearances and score one goal in his first season.[2] On 12 July 2023, Faye signed for Betis B.[3]
In the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Faye scored Senegal's first goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Nigeria.[4] In the final on 11 March, he scored the opening goal, leading Senegal to defeat Gambia 2–0.[5] Faye was recognized as the player of the match.[6]
On 5 September 2023, Faye received his first call-up to the Senegal national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Granada B | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Talavera | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Betis B (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Senegal U20