Souleymane Faye (footballer)

Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the Senegal national team.

Club career
Faye left Senegal for Spain in January 2022, joining Granada B. In the summer of the same year, he joined Primera Federación side Talavera, where he made 29 appearances and scored one goal in his first season.

On 12 July 2023, Faye joined Segunda Federación side Betis Deportivo, the reserve team of Real Betis, on a season-long loan. He scored two goals and three assists in 18 appearances for the team throughout the 2023–24 league campaign.

On 8 July 2024, the deal was officially made permanent by Real Betis, as Faye signed a four-year contract with the club.

International career
Faye was part of the Senegal under-20 national team squad that took part in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored Senegal's first goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Nigeria. On 11 March, during the tournament's final, he scored the opening goal, as Senegal eventually gained a 2–0 win over The Gambia; in the occasion, Faye was nominated as the player of the match.

On 5 September 2023, Faye received his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.

Honours
Senegal U20


 * U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023