Stade Brestois winger Pathé Mboup, 23, has been called up for the first time by head coach Patrick Vieira for Senegal’s two matches against Sudan in the CAN 2027 qualifiers.
Pathé Mboup is discovering the Senegal national team. The 23-year-old Stade Brestois winger has been selected for the first time by Patrick Vieira for the two matches against Sudan in the CAN 2027 qualifiers, Vipeoples.net reports. A first call-up that rewards a player trained in the academies of Dakar.
His career is out of the ordinary. Born in Mbao, near Dakar, he came through the ranks at AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur, like Iliman Ndiaye. Signed by Standard Liège in 2022, he was then picked up by Olympique Lyonnais before joining Finistère in summer 2025, after Pau in Ligue 2.
A video viewed more than 564 million times
Before playing on the pitch, Pathé Mboup had already been on screen. At 11, he was the lead actor in Magic System’s “Magic in the Air” video, filmed in the ACFC shirt, a partner academy of Stade Brestois in Diamniadio. According to Vipeoples.net, the video has more than 564 million views on YouTube.
That lead role, taken on at 11, did not turn him away from his football career. The video remains one of the player’s first public appearances.
Nine starts in nine matchdays
Arriving at Brest in summer 2025, Pathé Mboup is in his second season in Finistère. It is this year that he has taken a step up: the winger has racked up nine starts in nine Ligue 1 matchdays, according to Vipeoples.net.
Before Brest, his path was winding. Signed by Standard Liège in 2022, he was then picked up by Olympique Lyonnais, where he played no minutes for the first team. It was at Pau, in Ligue 2, that he played his first professional matches, before joining Finistère.
The Lions, the next step
With this first call-up, Pathé Mboup joins the Senegal squad for the November international window. The two meetings with Sudan, Senegal – Sudan then Sudan – Senegal, count towards the CAN 2027 qualifiers.
It remains to be seen whether he will play his first minutes in the Lions shirt during this November window, in which the two matches against Sudan are played. Patrick Vieira has selected a player who has started nine times in nine Ligue 1 matchdays with Brest.