Pape Omar Faye

Pape Omar Faye

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987
Place of birth	Louga, Senegal
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Thanh Hóa F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–04	CSS	26	(16)
2004–05	Cotonsport Garoua	11	(4)
2005–10	Thun	86	(23)
2006–07	→ Vaduz (loan)	33	(12)
2011-12	Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa F.C.	28	(19)
2015-	ASC Diaraf
2015-	Thanh Hóa	25	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2015

Pape Omar Faye (born 1 January 1987 in Louga) is a Senegalese football striker, who is playing for Thanh Hóa F.C. in the Vietnamese V-League.

Career

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

In May 2010, he was given an open-ended suspension. Team-mate Eldar Ikanović and former team-mate 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 F.C. 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 3 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 4th position of 2011 V-League after 13 round . In 8 th 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 4 goals in the match against Becamex Bình Dương FC and help his team won this match with score 4-1.

In 2012, Thanh Hoa FC 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.