Omar Gaye
Gambian footballer
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Omar Gaye (born 18 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie D club Olbia and the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olbia | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Anacapri | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Chieti | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Francavilla | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Olbia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Gambia | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:25, 10 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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]