Habib Beye
Beye playing for Newcastle United
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Habib Beye | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Suresnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain II | 17 | (2) |
| 1998–2003 | Strasbourg | 134 | (8) |
| 2003–2007 | Marseille | 147 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Newcastle United | 52 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Aston Villa | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 381 | (17) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2008 | Senegal | 35 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 25 September 2012 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:43, 22 October 2008 (UTC) |
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Habib Beye (born 19 October 1977) is a French-born Senegalese former footballer who retired after being released by Doncaster Rovers. His primary position was as a right back, though he was also able to play in central defence.
He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 1997, though he progressed no further than the reserve side, playing in the national fifth division. He transferred at the end of the season to RC Strasbourg in 1998 for an undisclosed amount.
Following his summer move to RC Strasbourg in 1998, Beye made his league debut on 8 August 1998 in a home 0–0 draw against Olympique Lyonnais, and played a total of 23 times in his first season at the club. He missed just five league matches in the following season, and netted for the first time on 2 October 1999 in a 2–2 home draw with Bordeaux. He was a member of the RC Strasbourg side that won the 2001 French Cup, eventually defeating third division Amiens SC in a penalty shoot-out, which helped his team achieve UEFA Cup qualification in the following season. He appeared a total of 134 times in the league for Strasbourg, scoring 8 goals, before moving to Marseille in 2003, a move which surprised many as he was a firm favourite at RC Strasbourg and had established himself as a key player there.
Beye signed for Marseille in the summer of 2003 for a reported €2.5million, by then manager Alain Perrin. In his opening season with the club, he took part in both UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup football. He was a key player for the Marseille side that reached the 2004 UEFA Cup Final, a run which involved him putting in a star performance as a central defender against (his now former team) Newcastle United, where he was particularly effective against Newcastle’s talisman striker Alan Shearer. He ended up on the losing side as Marseille lost the Final to Valencia 2–0. He was also a beaten finalist in the 2006 French Cup against former club Paris Saint-Germain, a match which his team lost 2–1, and again in 2007 when his Marseille team lost on penalties to FC Sochaux. His time with Marseille was a successful one where he established himself as one of the most accomplished defenders in France's top tier and was voted the fans’ Player of the Year in 2006. He was captain of Marseille for two years prior to his move to Newcastle United.
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