Idrissa Gana Gueye vs Kalidou Koulibaly
Senegal against Senegal. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Idrissa Gana Gueye
Senegal · 2020–23 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Senegal
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 122 · 7 goals
- Clubs
- Lille OSC, Everton, Paris Saint-Germain
Neymar'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. He won the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal in 2022, two Ligue 1 titles and two Coupes de France with Paris Saint-Germain, reached the 2020 Champions League final, and in March 2023 became the first Senegalese to reach a hundred caps. Career record: 122 caps and 7 goals for Senegal; club career at Lille OSC, Everton, Paris Saint-Germain.
Kalidou Koulibaly
Senegal · 2002–24 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Senegal
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 103 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- K.R.C. Genk, SSC Napoli, Al Hilal SFC
Two 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. He was the captain who lifted Senegal's first Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, won the Coppa Italia with Napoli in 2020 and the Saudi Pro League with Al-Hilal in 2024, and made the Serie A Team of the Year four seasons running. Career record: 103 caps and 2 goals for Senegal; club career at K.R.C. Genk, SSC Napoli, Al Hilal SFC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Kalidou Koulibaly ahead by 4 rating points, 89 against 85.
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