Souleymane Faye

Souleymane Faye (born 8 February 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Lorient on loan from Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Club career Early career Born in Dakar, Faye played for hometown side Galaxy Football Academy before moving abroad on 25 January 2022, joining Spanish side Granada CF on loan and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF. In July, he signed a permanent deal with Primera Federación side CF Talavera de la Reina.

Betis On 12 July 2023, after scoring once in 29 matches as Talavera suffered relegation, Faye moved to Real Betis' reserves in the fourth division, on a season-long loan. He scored two goals and three assists in 18 appearances for the team throughout the 2023–24 campaign, before signing a permanent four-year contract with the club on 9 July 2024.

Granada On 8 July 2025, Faye returned to Granada on a four-year deal, now for the first team; the club paid a rumoured fee of €600,000 for 50% of his economic rights belonging to Betis, while the other half still remains linked to Talavera. He made his professional debut on 22 August, starting in a 3–0 away loss to SD Eibar.

Faye scored his first professional goals on 4 October 2025, netting a brace in a 5–2 home routing of Real Sociedad B.

Sporting CP On 21 January 2026, Faye moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee reported to be around €6.5 million, with his release clause set at €80 million. He made his debut on 1 February, coming on as a substitute during the second-half of a 2–1 league victory at home to Nacional.

International career Faye was part of the Senegal under-20 national team squad that took part in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. and was the player of the match of the final on 11 March, where he scored the opening goal as Senegal beat The Gambia 2–0.

On 5 September 2023, Faye received his first call-up to the Senegal senior national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Rwanda. He made his full international debut four days later, replacing Bouly Junior Sambou late into a 1–1 draw at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in his hometown.

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International

Honours Senegal U20 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023