Issa Laye

{{Short description|Qatari footballer (born 1997)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Issa Laye | image = | caption = | full_name = Gueye Seydinaissa Laye | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Senegal | height = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}} | position = Center-back | currentclub = Al-Arabi | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2020–2025 | clubs1 = Lusail | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = → Al-Shamal (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025 | clubs3 = → Al-Arabi (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = Al-Arabi | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Qatar | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 17 January 2026 }} '''Gueye Seydinaissa Laye''' ({{Langx|ar|عيسى لاي}}; born 22 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a center back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi. Born in Senegal, he represents the Qatar national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Issa Laye|url=https://www.365scores.com/football/player/issa-laye-181780|website=365scores.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alarabi.qa/player/%d9%8a%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%83%d9%86%d9%8a/|title=Issa Laye|website=alarabi.qa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1460588/issa-laye/#google_vignette|title=Issa Laye|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref>

==Club career== On 1 July 2020, Laye joined side Lusail in Qatari Second Division. On 10 September 2024, Laye joined side Al-Shamal in Qatar Stars League on a one-year loan<ref>{{cite web |title=الدوري القطري.. نادي الشمال يتعاقد مع المدافع السنغالي عيسى لاي على سبيل الإعارة|url=https://qna.org.qa/ar-QA/news/news-details?id=0138-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9&date=10/09/2024}}</ref> On 30 January 2025, Laye joined side Al-Arabi in Qatar Stars League on a half-year loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=عيسى لاي عرباوي|url=https://alarabi.qa/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A/}}</ref> On 18 July 2025, Laye moved to Al-Arabi permanently and signed a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=تجديد التعاقد مع عيسى لاي حتى 2030|url=https://alarabi.qa/%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-2030/}}</ref>

==International career== In 2025, Laye obtained Qatari citizenship and was selected to join the Qatar national team to participate at the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qna.org.qa/ar-QA/news/news-details?id=%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-fifa-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-2025-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A&date=23/11/2025|title=كأس العرب FIFA قطر 2025.. الإعلان عن قائمة المنتخب القطري}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laye, Issa}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Qatari people of Senegalese descent Category:Sportspeople of Senegalese descent Category:Senegalese men's footballers Category:Qatari men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Lusail SC players Category:Al-Shamal SC players Category:Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Category:Qatari Second Division players Category:Qatar Stars League players Category:Qatar men's international footballers Category:Naturalised association football players Category:Senegalese emigrants to Qatar Category:Naturalized citizens of Qatar Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Category:21st-century Qatari sportsmen Category:2026 FIFA World Cup players