Omar Gaye

Omar Gaye (born 18 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Maccabi Netanya and the Gambia national team.

Omar Gaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back[1]
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Netanya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Afro Napoli
2017–2018 Juve Stabia 0 (0)
2018–2019 Viareggio 28 (3)
2019–2020 Nola 18 (0)
2020 Kajaani 3 (0)
2020–2021 Milsami Orhei 28 (1)
2021– Maccabi Netanya 0 (0)
International career
2021– Gambia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:18, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:18, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Orphaned at the age of 11, Gaye played football in Europe to support his two siblings.[2] Gaye arrived to Italy as a migrant in 2016.[3] After arriving to Italy, Gaye started playing football for Afro Napoli.[3]

From Afro Napoli, Gaye moved to Juve Stabia in August 2017.[4] He had stints at the Italian clubs Viareggio, and Nola before moving to Finland with Kajaani.[5] He transferred to Milsami Orhei in Moldova shortly after for the 2020–21 season.[6] Gaye made his professional debut with Milsami Orhei in a 3–0 Moldovan National Division win over Speranța Nisporeni on 13 July 2020.[7]

International career

Gaye debuted for the Gambia in a 1–0 friendly win over Togo on 8 June 2021.[8]

References

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