Moustapha Name
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Moustapha Name[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dubai United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Dakar Sacré-Cœur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Avenir Dakar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lokeren | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Douanes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Pau | 56 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Paris FC | 67 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Pafos | 69 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Dubai United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Senegal | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Moustapha Name (born 5 May 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE First Division League club Dubai United.
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.
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]
Pafos
[edit]On 31 August 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Name.[4] On 4 February 2025, Name joined CFR Cluj on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]
United FC
[edit]On 24 September 2025, UAE First Division League club United FC announced the signing of Name.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 February 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pau | 2018–19 | National | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | National | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 10 | ||||
| Paris FC | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 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 | |||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 69 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 8 | ||
| CFR Cluj (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 33 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 24 September 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Pafos
- Cypriot Cup: 2023–24[13]
- Cypriot Super Cup runner-up: 2024
CFR Cluj
Senegal
Orders
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.
- ↑ "PAFOS FC announce the signing of the experienced, international Senegalese player Moustapha Name". facebook.com/fcpafos/. FC Pafos Facebook. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Pafos FC announces that an agreement has been reached for the loan transfer of Moustapha Name to Romanian club CFR Cluj for the remainder of the season". instagram.com/pafosfc/. Pafos FC Instagram. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Welcome to United FC, @moustapha.name !". instagram.com/utdfc_official/. United FC Instagram. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ Moustapha Name at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Moustapha Name". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- Senegalese men's footballers
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Senegal men's international footballers
- Ligue 1 (Senegal) players
- Ligue 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Liga I players
- UAE First Division League players
- AS Douanes (Senegal) players
- Paris FC players
- Pau FC players
- Pafos FC players
- CFR Cluj players
- United FC (Dubai) players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal