Rouge Direct, an organization against homophobia, and Île-de-France regional president Valérie Pécresse, among others. The French Football Federation (FFF) asked him to confirm the reason for his absence, in order to dispel rumours. Senegalese president Macky Sall expressed his support for Gueye, justifying the position by stating that Gueye's "religious beliefs must be respected". Gueye's Senegal teammates Cheikhou Kouyaté, Ismaïla Sarr, and Nampalys Mendy, who all play in England, also praised him for his actions. The hashtag #WeAreAllIdrissa, in support of Gueye, started trending over social media. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Honours Lille Ligue 1: 2010–11 Coupe de France: 2010–11 Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1: 2019–20, 2021–22 Coupe de France: 2019–20, 2020–21 Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20 Trophée des Champions: 2022 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20 Senegal Africa Cup of Nations: 2021; runner-up: 2019 Individual Everton Players’ Player of the Season: 2018–19 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019 CAF Team of the Year: 2019 IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020 References External links Profile at the Everton F.C. website 1989 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Senegalese footballers Association football midfielders Diambars FC players Lille OSC players Aston Villa F.C. players Everton F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Senegal Premier League players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Premier League players Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Olympic footballers of Senegal Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Senegal international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Senegalese Muslims