Pape Omar Faye

Pape Omar Faye
Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Louga, Senegal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	CSS
2004–2005	Cotonsport Garoua
2005–2010	Thun
2006–2007	→ Vaduz (loan)
2011–2012	Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa
2013–2015	ASC Diaraf
2015–2019	FLC Thanh Hóa
2019–2020	Hà Nội
2021–2022	Becamex Bình Dương
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019

Pape Omar Faye (born 1 January 1987) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward

Career

Faye started his career at Senegal. In 2005–06 he landed in Europe and played for Swiss side FC Thun. In Sept 2005, Faye made his debut in the UEFA Champions League in 87th minute as a substitute for Mauro Lustrinelli in the opening game of the group stage against Arsenal in Arsenal Stadium. He also played in the UEFA Europa League for FC Vaduz. Faye was a member of the 2009 European football betting scandal and was suspended for one game.^[1] In the course of the determinations from the 2009 European football match-fixing scandal he was fired without notice on 25 January 2010.^[2]

In May 2010, he was given an open-ended suspension.^[3] Teammate Eldar Ikanović and former teammate David Blumer were also banned.

In January 2011, he signed a contract with Thanh Hóa F.C after a short time trial. He made Thanh Hóa F.C debut in 2011 Vietnamese Cup first round match against Ho Chi Minh City FC and scored a goal in 57th minute. In the second round of 2011 Vietnamese Cup, he scored two goals and helped his team advance to quarterfinals with penalty won over Đà Nẵng F.C.

On 1 May 2011, he scored three goals in a match against XM The Vissai Ninh Bình in Thanh Hóa Stadium helped Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa F.C. win 3–1 and moved up to fourth position of 2011 V-League after 13 round. On 8 June, he scored the first away goal under the Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa F.C. jersey in the match his team was drawn with XM The Vissai Ninh Bình in the 18th round of 2011 V-League.

On 10 July 2011, he scored four goals in the match against Becamex Bình Dương and help his team win this match with score 4–1.

In 2012, Thanh Hóa F.C. discovered his ban imposed by the FIFA, so they terminated the contract with him. According to Senegal's media, he was out of ban from football in December 2014 and played for ASC Diaraf in Senegal during this time.

Honours

Hà Nội FC

V.League 1: 2019
Vietnamese Super Cup: 2018

References

^ "Thun sperrt Omar Faye für heutiges Spiel" [Thun suspends Omar Faye for today's game]. Basler Zeitung (in German). 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ Fahmy, Monica (25 January 2010). "Wettskandal - Betrüger sind geständig: Eldar Ikanovic fristlos entlassen" [Betting scandal - cheaters have confessed: Eldar Ikanovic dismissed without notice]. Blick (in German). Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Players suspended in match-fixing scandal". swissinfo.ch. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[1] "Thun sperrt Omar Faye für heutiges Spiel" [Thun suspends Omar Faye for today's game]. Basler Zeitung (in German). 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[2] Fahmy, Monica (25 January 2010). "Wettskandal - Betrüger sind geständig: Eldar Ikanovic fristlos entlassen" [Betting scandal - cheaters have confessed: Eldar Ikanovic dismissed without notice]. Blick (in German). Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[3] "Players suspended in match-fixing scandal". swissinfo.ch. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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