Moustapha Name

Moustapha Name
	Name in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Moustapha Name
Date of birth	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
2016–2018	AS Douanes
2018–2020	Pau FC
2020–2022	Paris FC
2022–	Pafos
International career‡
2020–	Senegal
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
	*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[edit]

AS Douanes[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 22 May 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pau FC	2018–19	Championnat National	33	4	2	0	35	4
	2019–20	Championnat National	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	Cypriot First Division	34	2	5	0	39	2
	Total		56	6	10	1	66	7
Career total			181	25	19	6	200	31

^ Includes Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup

Honours[edit]

Pafos

Cypriot Cup: 2023–24^[9]

Senegal

Africa Cup of Nations: 2021^[10]

Orders

Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022^[7]

References[edit]

^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ Bri, Kévin (27 June 2020). "Moustapha Name rejoint le Paris FC".
^ "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
^ "Sénégal – Guinée-Bissau (2–0) / Moustapha Name : " Une excellente première pour moi ... " – Equipe nationale Football, Football". 11 November 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links[edit]

Moustapha Name at Soccerway

[9] Includes Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup

[FIFA_2022-1] "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.

[reuters-7] "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[Soccerway-8] "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

[2023–24_Cypriot_Cup-10] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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