Abdoulaye Faye

Abdoulaye Faye of Celta Vigo was born in Kaolack, Senegal on 22 September 2004 (age 22).

Abdoulaye Faye is a Senegalese central defender, born on 22 September 2004 (age 22), now with Celta Vigo. A commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he is built for the middle of the back line rather than the margins of a squad sheet.

His clearest senior run came in Sweden with Orgryte IS in 2024, when he made 22 league appearances. That remains the most substantial spell of football on his record so far.

At Celta Vigo, where he wears the number four shirt, Faye has made one LaLiga appearance in 2026-27. His form this season has been steady if unspectacular, which is no bad place for a young centre-half still trying to turn promise into regular football.

Faye’s career is still at an early stage: a Senegalese defender with a decent senior grounding in Sweden, now working for opportunities in Spain with Celta Vigo.

📈 Key stats and insights

Abdoulaye Faye is 22 and plays as a central defender for Celta Vigo

Faye has made one LaLiga 2026 - 2027 appearance, starting that match

Faye joined Bayer Leverkusen for €2,300,000 in July 2025

Since July 2025 Faye has been involved in multiple loan moves, including spells at Lorient and Celta Vigo

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Abdoulaye Faye

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1.91m (6ft 3in)
Height: 4
Squad Number: 82kg (12st 12lb)
Weight: 22 September 2004 (age 22)
Date of Birth: Kaolack
Birthplace: Senegal 🇸🇳
Country of Birth: Celta Vigo
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Celta Vigo
LaLiga 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 11
Utilisation: 8%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Celta Vigo
Copa del Rey 2026 - 2027
Games: -
Starting: -
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: -
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Faye has made one LaLiga 2026 - 2027 appearance, starting that match; that level of usage suggests he is currently a peripheral option as Celta Vigo manage the early phase of the campaign.

🔥 Recent form

Last 4 appearances for Abdoulaye Faye.

Match: Celta de Vigo 1-2 Union Saint-Gilloise
5 Nov 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Celtic 1-2 Celta de Vigo
22 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Celta de Vigo 1-2 Juventus
15 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Omonia Nicosia 1-0 Celta de Vigo
16 Sep 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

📋 Career stats

Team: Celta Vigo
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Lorient
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: France 🇫🇷
Games: 17
Goals: -

Team: BK Hacken
Season 2025
Country: Sweden 🇸🇪
Games: 6
Goals: -

Team: Orgryte IS
Season 2024
Country: Sweden 🇸🇪
Games: 22
Goals: -

Faye's career moved from Orgryte IS into Swedish top-flight exposure with BK Hacken before a €2,300,000 transfer to Bayer Leverkusen in July 2025; since that move his pathway has been defined by a sequence of temporary spells across France and Spain.

💰 Transfers

Team: Celta Vigo
3 August 2026
From: Bayer Leverkusen
Type: Loan

Team: Bayer Leverkusen
1 June 2026
From: Lorient
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Lorient
29 July 2025
From: Bayer Leverkusen
Type: Loan

Team: Bayer Leverkusen
1 July 2025
From: BK Hacken
Type: Fee (£2.3m)

Team: BK Hacken
1 January 2025
From: Orgryte IS
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Orgryte IS
26 March 2024
From: BK Hacken
Type: Loan

Team: BK Hacken
26 August 2023
From: Diambars
Type: Undisclosed

The transfers are dominated by a paid move to Bayer Leverkusen in July 2025 for €2,300,000 followed by multiple loans — a January 2025 loan from Orgryte IS to BK Hacken, a July 2025 loan to Lorient and an August 2026 loan to Celta Vigo — indicating a parent-club strategy of using temporary moves to place him in different competitive environments.

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