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Pape Gueye

Senegalese and French footballer

Born
January 24, 1999
Age in 2026
27
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1999

About Pape Gueye

Pape Alassane Gueye (born 24 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team. == Club career == === Le Havre === Gueye made his professional debut for Le Havre in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Chamois Niortais on 5 May 2017. He signed his first professional contract on 20 June 2017. === Watford === On 29 April 2020, it was revealed that Gueye had agreed to join Premier League team Watford when his contract with Le Havre expired on 1 July 2020. Gueye signed a five-year contract with Watford and wore the club's jersey, according to promotional material and a press release made by the club. Twenty-four hours later, Watford agreed a deal for Gueye's transfer to Ligue 1 club Marseille, which included a sell-on clause for Watford. Gueye claimed his agent had given “bad advice”, citing his Watford contract contained a salary of £45,000 per month, not the £45,000 per week that Gueye was originally quoted by his agent. === Marseille === On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille, for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million). ==== Loan to Sevilla ==== On 30 January 2023, Gueye was loaned out to La Liga club Sevilla for the remainder of the season.

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Career and life highlights

Pape Gueye timeline

  1. On 1 July 2020, Gueye signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Marseille, for a reported fee of €3 million (£2.7 million).
  2. Gueye played in three of Senegal's four matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, starting the 2–1 win over Ecuador that qualified the nation for the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.

The world when Pape Gueye was born

Pape Gueye was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

  • #1 song"Believe" – Cher
  • Top movieAmerican Beauty
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
  • Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
  • Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
  • Defining fadY2K panic
  • Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
  • World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pape Gueye's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19992026
Gas$1.17$3.45/gal
Average home$133,300$435,000
Average income$50,641$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.08$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population272.7M341 million

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