Souleymane Faye (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Galaxy Dakar | ||
| 2022 | → Granada B (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Talavera | 29 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Betis B (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Betis B | 36 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Granada | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Senegal U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023 | Senegal U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:19, 1 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Club career
Early career
Born in Dakar, Faye played for hometown side Galaxy Football Academy before moving abroad on 25 January 2022, joining Spanish side Granada CF on loan and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[1] In July, he signed a permanent deal with Primera Federación side CF Talavera de la Reina.
Betis
On 12 July 2023, after scoring once in 29 matches as Talavera suffered relegation, Faye moved to Real Betis' reserves in the fourth division, on a season-long loan.[2] He scored two goals and three assists in 18 appearances for the team throughout the 2023–24 campaign,[3] before signing a permanent four-year contract with the club on 9 July 2024.[3][4]
Granada
On 8 July 2025, Faye returned to Granada on a four-year deal, now for the first team;[5] the club paid a rumoured fee of €600,000 for 50% of his economic rights belonging to Betis, while the other half still remains linked to Talavera.[6] He made his professional debut on 22 August, starting in a 3–0 away loss to SD Eibar.
Faye scored his first professional goals on 4 October 2025, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing of Real Sociedad B.
Sporting CP
On 21 January 2026, Faye moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee reported to be around €6.5 million, with his release clause set at €80 million.[7][8] He made his debut on 1 February, coming on as a substitute during the second-half of a 2–1 league victory at home to Nacional.[9]
International career
Faye was part of the Senegal under-20 national team squad that took part in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] He scored Senegal's first goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Nigeria,[11] and was the player of the match of the final on 11 March, where he scored the opening goal as Senegal beat The Gambia 2–0.[12][10]
On 5 September 2023, Faye received his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda.[13] He made his full international debut four days later, replacing Bouly Junior Sambou late into a 1–1 draw at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in his hometown.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 February 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Granada B (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Talavera | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Betis B (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Betis B | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 36 | 9 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| Granada | 2025–26 | Segunda División | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 113 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Segunda Federación promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 9 September 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Senegal U20
References
- ^ "El atacante Souleymane, refuerzo de invierno para el Recreativo" [Forward Souleymane, winter addition for Recreativo] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Souleymane Faye, primer refuerzo del Betis Deportivo" [Souleymane Faye, first addition of Betis Deportivo]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b Soumanou, Moucharaf (8 July 2024). "Espagne – Real Betis : Souleymane Faye s'engage avec l'équipe première pour quatre ans" [Spain – Real Betis: Souleymane Faye signs four-year contract with the first team]. Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "El Real Betis acuerda el fichaje en propiedad de Souleymane Faye" [Betis agree the permanent transfer of Souleymane Faye]. Real Betis (in Spanish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Souleymane Faye, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Souleymane Faye, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "El Real Betis traspasa a Souleymane Faye al Granada" [Real Betis transfer Souleymane Faye to Granada] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Souleymane Faye é Leão" [Souleymane Faye is a Lion] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Oficial: Souleymane Faye no Sporting até 2030" [Official: Souleymane Faye at Sporting until 2030]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ Vaza, Marco (1 February 2026). "Mais um milagre de Suárez a garantir a vitória ao Sporting" [Another Suárez miracle guarantees a victory for Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Senegal U20 star Faye savours 'unforgettable' moment after scoring in the final". The Voice. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Bajela, Ebenezer (19 February 2023). "AFCON U-20: Flying Eagles lose 1-0 to Senegal". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Senegal wins 2023 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations final-Xinhua". english.news.cn. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Carbonero, Javi (5 September 2023). "Souleymane Faye: el futbolista del Betis Deportivo citado por la absoluta de Senegal" [Souleymane Faye: the Betis Deportivo footballer called up to the Senegal national team]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Souleymane Faye at Soccerway
- ^ "Souleymane Faye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
- Souleymane Faye at BDFutbol