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Moustapha Name

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Moustapha Name
Name in 2020
Personal information
Full name Moustapha Name[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pafos
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 AS Douanes
2018–2020 Pau FC 56 (9)
2020–2022 Paris FC 67 (11)
2022– Pafos 56 (6)
International career
2020– Senegal 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Senegal national team.

Club career

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AS Douanes

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Moustapha Name started his career at AS Douanes in his native Senegal in 2016. During the 2017–18 season, he scored ten goals in the Senegal Premier League.[citation needed]

Pau

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In 2018, Name joined Pau and adapted quickly to French football in the Béarnese capital. In his second season, he occasionally captained the team.[citation needed]

In the 2019–20 Coupe de France, Pau reached the round of 16 and lost to a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) side that went on to win the entire competition.[citation needed] The 2019–20 season was very successful for both Name and Pau; Pau achieved promoted to Ligue 2, and Name's displays against Ligue 1 heavyweights Bordeaux and PSG in the Coupe de France helped him make a name for himself.[citation needed]

Paris FC

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On 27 June 2020, Name signed with Paris FC after successful seasons with Pau in the Championnat National.[2] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over Chambly on 22 August 2020.[3]

International career

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Name debuted with the Senegal national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Guinea Bissau on 11 November 2020.[4]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[5][6]

Name was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pau FC 2018–19 Championnat National 33 4 2 0 35 4
2019–20 23 4 5 1 28 5
Total 56 8 7 1 63 9
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 32 4 1 1 33 5
2021–22 32 7 1 3 33 10
2022–23 5 0 5 0
Total 69 11 2 4 71 15
Pafos 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 22 4 5 1 27 5
2023–24 34 2 5 0 39 2
Total 56 6 10 1 66 7
Career total 181 25 19 6 200 31

Honours

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Pafos

Senegal

Orders

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Bri, Kévin (27 June 2020). "Moustapha Name rejoint le Paris FC".
  3. ^ "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Sénégal – Guinée-Bissau (2–0) / Moustapha Name : " Une excellente première pour moi ... " – Equipe nationale Football, Football". 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  9. ^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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