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The 33 of Senegal.
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01
SM
Sadio Mané 130 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 55 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Southampton, LiverpoolSouthampton were still goalless against Aston Villa on 16 May 2015 when Mané scored three times in two minutes and fifty-six seconds, and nobody has beaten that Premier League record since.
CAM2012–
02
Kalidou Koulibaly 103 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · Metz, GenkTwo minutes after Moisés Caicedo levelled for Ecuador on 29 November 2022, Koulibaly answered with a volley that carried Senegal into a World Cup last sixteen for the first time since 2002.
CB2015–
Kalidou Koulibaly 103 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · Metz, GenkTwo minutes after Moisés Caicedo levelled for Ecuador on 29 November 2022, Koulibaly answered with a volley that carried Senegal into a World Cup last sixteen for the first time since 2002.
CB2015–
03
EH
El Hadji Diouf 70 caps (Senegal) · 24 goals · R.C. Lens, LiverpoolOn 31 May 2002 in Seoul he burst down the left and drove in the low cross that Papa Bouba Diop forced over the line, and Senegal beat holders France 1-0 on their World Cup debut. Back-to-back African Footballer of the Year awards in 2001 and 2002 sat alongside a place in the 2002 World Cup All-Star team, a run to the quarter-finals, the Africa Cup of Nations final that February, and the League Cup with Liverpool in 2003.
CAM2000–2008
04
ÉM
Édouard Mendy 57 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · Stade de Reims, ChelseaHe was twenty-two in 2014, out of the game after leaving Cherbourg, drawing unemployment benefit in France and looking for work outside football.
GK2018–
05
Idrissa Gana Gueye 136 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · Lille OSC, EvertonNeymar's scuffed shot dropped to him inside eight minutes at the Parc des Princes on 28 September 2021, and he thumped it into the top corner to open a 2-0 win over Manchester City.
CDM2011–
Idrissa Gana Gueye 136 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · Lille OSC, EvertonNeymar's scuffed shot dropped to him inside eight minutes at the Parc des Princes on 28 September 2021, and he thumped it into the top corner to open a 2-0 win over Manchester City.
CDM2011–
07
KF
Khalilou Fadiga 37 caps (Senegal) · 4 goals · Lommel SK, Club Brugge K.V.Inter's doctors found the heart defect in 2003, and a year later he collapsed at the Reebok before a Carling Cup tie with Tottenham, took an implanted defibrillator and played again by 2005.
CM2000–2008
09
PB
Pape Bouba Diop 63 caps (Senegal) · Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, FulhamThirty minutes into the 2002 World Cup opener in Seoul, he forced the loose ball past France after Diouf's low cross, then laid his number 19 shirt by the corner flag and danced around it.
CDM2001–2008
11
Demba Ba 22 caps (Senegal) · 3 goals · TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Newcastle UnitedSteven Gerrard's touch got away from him at Anfield on 27 April 2014, and Ba was on to the ball before anyone else moved; the finish turned the title race toward Manchester City.
SS2007–2015
Demba Ba 22 caps (Senegal) · 3 goals · TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Newcastle UnitedSteven Gerrard's touch got away from him at Anfield on 27 April 2014, and Ba was on to the ball before anyone else moved; the finish turned the title race toward Manchester City.
SS2007–2015
12
Moussa Sow Stade Rennais, Lille OSCThe Şükrü Saracoğlu was still settling when he hooked in an overhead kick against Manchester United two minutes into the Europa League tie of 3 November 2016.
LM2009–
Moussa Sow Stade Rennais, Lille OSCThe Şükrü Saracoğlu was still settling when he hooked in an overhead kick against Manchester United two minutes into the Europa League tie of 3 November 2016.
LM2009–
13
Cheikhou Kouyaté 92 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · R.S.C. Anderlecht, West Ham United
CM2012–
Cheikhou Kouyaté 92 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · R.S.C. Anderlecht, West Ham United
CM2012–
14
Ismaïla Sarr 8 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 1 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · FC Metz, Stade RennaisLiverpool had gone 44 league games unbeaten when Sarr scored twice in the second half at Vicarage Road on 29 February 2020 and laid on Troy Deeney's third in a 3-0 Watford win.
LM2016–
Ismaïla Sarr 8 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 1 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · FC Metz, Stade RennaisLiverpool had gone 44 league games unbeaten when Sarr scored twice in the second half at Vicarage Road on 29 February 2020 and laid on Troy Deeney's third in a 3-0 Watford win.
LM2016–
15
PC
Papiss Cissé AS Douanes, AS Cherbourg FootballNewcastle were 1-0 up at Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2012 when Cissé, out near the left touchline, hit a shot that swerved and dropped over Petr Čech into the far corner; it won the BBC goal of the season.
ST2009–
16
Abdou Diallo 33 caps (Senegal) · AS Monaco, Paris Saint-GermainWhen the shootout started in Yaoundé on 6 February 2022, he stepped up second behind Koulibaly and scored, and three penalties later Mané finished Egypt off to give Senegal a first Cup of Nations.
CB2021–2025
Abdou Diallo 33 caps (Senegal) · AS Monaco, Paris Saint-GermainWhen the shootout started in Yaoundé on 6 February 2022, he stepped up second behind Koulibaly and scored, and three penalties later Mané finished Egypt off to give Senegal a first Cup of Nations.
CB2021–2025
17
Habib Beye 35 caps (Senegal) · 1 goals · RC Strasbourg Alsace, Olympique de MarseilleMarseille made him captain, and he was the centre-back on duty in the 2004 UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg, beaten 2-0 by Valencia.
RM2001–2008
Habib Beye 35 caps (Senegal) · 1 goals · RC Strasbourg Alsace, Olympique de MarseilleMarseille made him captain, and he was the centre-back on duty in the 2004 UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg, beaten 2-0 by Valencia.
RM2001–2008
19
PG
Pape Gueye Villarreal CFDeep in extra time of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final on 18 January 2026, Gueye struck to put Senegal ahead of hosts Morocco, a result CAF's appeal board later overturned in Morocco's favour.
CM
Career sources
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Salif Diao AS Monaco, CS Sedan ArdennesFourteen seconds separated Henri Camara's sliding tackle from the finish Diao tucked away in Daegu on 6 June 2002, a breakaway FIFA still files under World Cup wonder goals, and he was sent off later in the same 1-1 draw with Denmark.
CM2001–2008
Salif Diao AS Monaco, CS Sedan ArdennesFourteen seconds separated Henri Camara's sliding tackle from the finish Diao tucked away in Daegu on 6 June 2002, a breakaway FIFA still files under World Cup wonder goals, and he was sent off later in the same 1-1 draw with Denmark.
CM2001–2008
22
Boulaye Dia 38 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 7 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Stade de ReimsBoualem Khoukhi slipped inside the Qatar penalty area on 25 November 2022 and Dia was first to the loose ball, driving Senegal ahead in the 41st minute of a 3-1 win over the host nation.
ST2020–
Boulaye Dia 38 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 7 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Stade de ReimsBoualem Khoukhi slipped inside the Qatar penalty area on 25 November 2022 and Dia was first to the loose ball, driving Senegal ahead in the 41st minute of a 3-1 win over the host nation.
ST2020–
25
OD
Omar Daf 53 caps (Senegal) · Evian Thonon Gaillard, FC Sochaux-MontbéliardWith Senegal he reached the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals and lost the Africa Cup of Nations final that same February; at Sochaux, 387 official matches brought the League Cup in 2004 and the Coupe de France in 2007.
LB1999–2012
27
SC
Souleymane Camara AS Monaco, OGC NiceHis 48th Ligue 1 goal for Montpellier arrived in August 2017 and pushed Laurent Blanc off a club record that had stood 26 years.
ST2001–
28
Krépin Diatta 52 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 2 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Sarpsborg 08 FF, Club Brugge K.V.In Istanbul on 26 November 2019 he levelled it for Club Brugge at Galatasaray in the second minute of stoppage time, pulled his shirt over his head, and walked off with a second yellow card.
RM2019–
Krépin Diatta 52 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 2 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Sarpsborg 08 FF, Club Brugge K.V.In Istanbul on 26 November 2019 he levelled it for Club Brugge at Galatasaray in the second minute of stoppage time, pulled his shirt over his head, and walked off with a second yellow card.
RM2019–
29
MB
Mame Biram Diouf 47 caps (Senegal) · 10 goals · Molde FK, Stoke CityA 70-yard run at the Etihad on 30 August 2014 still gets replayed in Stoke, Diouf carrying the ball from deep and slotting past Joe Hart for the only goal against Manchester City.
ST2009–2018
30
Pape Matar Sarr 42 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals
CM2021–
Pape Matar Sarr 42 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Senegal) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals
CM2021–
31
Lamine Gassama 13 caps (Senegal) · Olympique Lyonnais, F.C. LorientTwo minutes into the 2019 final in Cairo, Bounedjah's shot clipped Salif Sané and dropped over Alfred Gomis, and Gassama spent the rest of that July night at right back chasing a game Senegal never levelled.
RB2011–2011
Lamine Gassama 13 caps (Senegal) · Olympique Lyonnais, F.C. LorientTwo minutes into the 2019 final in Cairo, Bounedjah's shot clipped Salif Sané and dropped over Alfred Gomis, and Gassama spent the rest of that July night at right back chasing a game Senegal never levelled.
RB2011–2011
32
SC
Saliou Ciss Tromsø IL, ValenciennesOn 6 February 2022 in Yaoundé he played all 120 minutes at left back as Senegal and Egypt finished goalless, then watched Sadio Mané convert the kick that settled the shootout 4-2.
LB2012–
About this XI
Sadio Mané tops Senegal's all-time pool, ahead of Kalidou Koulibaly and El Hadji Diouf. The 33 covers 2 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 15 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1970s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Left out, and why
A 33 is a set of decisions, and these are the players who lost their place in the last revision of Senegal's list. Every one of them has a case.
- Boubacar FallThe place went to Pape Gueye.
Disagree? That is the point. Settle it in the duels above.
Who is the greatest Senegal footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Sadio Mané. Its first five careers: Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, El Hadji Diouf, Édouard Mendy, Idrissa Gana Gueye. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Senegal players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Senegal's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
Where can I read about the careers?
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