Opa Nguette
Footballer (born 1994)
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Opa Nguette (born 8 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for KTFF Süper Lig club Mağusa Türk Gücü and the Senegal national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and striker. Nguette was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 to under-20 level,[1] before switching allegiance to Senegal.[2]
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Nguette in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mantes-la-Jolie, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mağusa Türk Gücü | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Mantes | ||
| 2011–2012 | Valenciennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Mantes | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Valenciennes | 66 | (8) |
| 2016–2022 | Metz | 151 | (19) |
| 2022–2023 | Baniyas | 24 | (2) |
| 2024– | Mağusa Türk Gücü | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | France U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | France U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Senegal | 10 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:38, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nguette began his football career playing for hometown club Mantes at amateur level in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. In the 2011–12 season, he made his competitive debut on 13 August 2011 playing for Mantes in a league match against Les Herbiers.[3]
A week later, he departed Mantes to sign an aspirant (youth) contract with professional club Valenciennes.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Troyes.[5]
International career
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mantes | 2011–12 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Valenciennes B | 2011–12 | CFA | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Valenciennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 73 | 9 | |||
| Metz | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 109 | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | 121 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 199 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 29 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2017 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal |  South Africa | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1. | 13 November 2020 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal |  Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I |
Notes
- Includes UEFA Super Cup