Papa Gueye

Papa Gueye (born 7 June 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current vice-president of Metalist Kharkiv.

Career
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Gueye grew up in a family of school director (father) and a teacher (mother). He started playing football at 6 years old, attending a football club at school. In 1999, he enrolled in the school football club AS Douanes (Senegal).

Metalist Kharkiv
In 2006 Gueye moved from Volyn Lutsk to Metalist Kharkiv where he played as a central defender and a defensive midfielder. After more than 10 years in Kharkiv he signed a contract with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Rostov
On 31 August 2016, Gueye signed for Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.

FC Aktobe
On 23 February 2017, Gueye signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe.

Dnipro-1
In 2019 he moved from Karpaty Lviv to Dnipro-1.

International
When the Metalist coach Myron Markevych was placed as the head coach of the Ukraine national football team in 2010, there were talks of naturalization of Gueye.

Honours

 * Metalist Kharkiv
 * Ukrainian Second League: 2020-21


 * Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
 * UEFA Europa League Runners-up: 2014–15