Idrissa Gueye is an international Senegal professional footballer. His full name is Idrissa Gana Gueye. He has played in the Paris Saint-Germain and Senegal national football teams. Generally, his playing position is Defensive midfielder.
He played for the national side of Senegal, and Senegal’s Olympic team. On 11 November 2011, he made his international professional debut in the Senegal national team.
Abdou Diallo, Bouna Sarr, Youssouf Sabaly, Édouard Mendy, and Kamara played with him in the Senegal national football team.
His age and height
Gueye was born on 26 September 1989. According to the date, his age is 36 years old (as of 2025), and his birthplace is Dakar, Senegal. His height is 5 feet 9 inches or 1.74m or 174cm.
Idrissa Gueye’s wife or girlfriend
Gueye got married to his long-term partner Pauline. They have two sons named Ismael Gueye, and Isaac Gueye.
We will see here Idrissa Gueye’s biography details, net worth, salary, and family details.
His Salary and Net worth
Senegal Defensive midfielder Gueye started a long-term deal on a reported salary of per week EUR 70,000, and 4 million EUR per year.
As of professional footballer, his highest market value is $12 million with also a net worth is approximately $20 million.
Idrissa Gueye’s Club, and other careers
In August 2008, Gueye joined the French club Lille.
Gueye signed a contract with English football club Aston Villa with a fee of £9 million on 10 July 2015.
On 2 August 2016, Aston Villa relegated Gueye, and he joined in club Everton. He signed a four-year deal with a fee of £7.1 million.
On 30 July 2019, Gueye joined in French club Paris Saint-Germain and his transfer fee was £30 million.
His International, and FIFA 22 career
Gueye was first called up to Senegal’s senior team in November 2011 to play a friendly match against Guinea.
He was selected in Senegal’s final squad for the 2012 Olympics tour. Gueye was named in Senegal’s 23-man squad for the tour of the Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.
He was part of Senegal’s final team to play in the tournament of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. We believe that Gueye will be named in the Senegalese senior squad to play in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
After, he was called up to the national side in the 26-man squad of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar as a midfielder.
His biography, family, and football career details
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His honors
Idrissa Gueye achieved a huge amount of individual, national, and international awards-
- Ligue 1in 2010–11
- Coupe de France- (2010–11)
- Ligue 1 in 2019–20, and 2021–22
- Coupe de France- (2019–20, and 2020–21)
- Coupe de la Ligue the season of 2019–20
- In 2022, Trophée des Champions
- UEFA Champions League runner-up in 2019–20
- Africa Cup of Nations, 2021, and runner-up in 2019
- Everton Players’ Player of the Season-(2018–19)
- In 2019, the Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament
- CAF Team of the Year in 2019
- IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
What position is Gueye?
Gueye is the PSG and Senegal exclusively defensive midfielder.
Is Gueye French?
Gueye is of Senegalese descent but was born in France.
To sum up
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