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Midfielders#26

Pape Gueye

Group ICAFVillarreal

41
Caps
5
Goals
27
Age
January 24, 1999
189 cm
Height

Among Midfielders at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 370 players in this position.

Caps64%
Goals73%

Fixtures

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Open data

Computed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.

StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 3 matches · 161 min sample

Attacking

Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
0
0.00 per 90
xG39
0.1
0.05 per 90
Shots
4
2.24 per 90
Key passes
2
1.12 per 90

Possession

Pass completion16
75%
Progressive passes32
9
5.03 per 90
Progressive carries8
2
1.12 per 90
Carries
45
25.16 per 90

Defending

Tackles78
5
2.80 per 90
Interceptions22
1
0.56 per 90
Pressures12
22
12.30 per 90
Blocks
1
0.56 per 90
Clearances
5
2.80 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
3
1.68 per 90
Fouls won
3
1.68 per 90
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026