Ibrahima Gueye
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Ibrahima Gueye is a Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

ese footballer who plays for K.S.C. Lokeren as a central defender.

Career

Gueye started his professional playing career with Dakar UC
Dakar UC
Dakar Université Club is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football..-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance-Famous players:* Pape Demba Camara* Pape Alioune Diouf...

 in Senegal before joining another Senegalese club, AS Douanes. During the summer of 2001, he made his first step into Europe
Europe
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an football as he signed a contract with Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n record title holder CSKA Sofia. Gueye won two national titles during his spell at CSKA Sofia, in 2003 and 2005.

Gueye was later transferred to Turkish Second Division side Samsunspor
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...

 in February 2006, only to sign with Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n club Red Star
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

 six months later. In the winter of 2009, he joined Al-Ahli Jeddah.

He has been capped twice with Senegal national football team
Senegal national football team
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

, which is one of the reasons he was never selected to play for Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

 despite some coaches expressing a wish to call him up to the European country's national team.

Honours

CSKA Sofia
  • Bulgarian Championship (2):
    • 2002–03, 2004–05


Red Star Belgrade
  • Serbian SuperLiga
    Serbian Superliga
    Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

     (1):
    • 2006–07

  • Serbian Cup
    Serbian Cup
    The Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...

     (1):
    • 2007
      Serbian Cup 2006-07
      The Serbian Cup 2006–07 was the first staging of Serbia's football knockout competition. It was the first tournament that Serbia ever held as an independent football association. Montenegro also held its first independent cup tournament in the 2006–07 season. The two associations used to compete in...

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