Oscar Olou

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Oscar Olou
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Olou in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Ouidah, Benin
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Séwé Sports
2003–2007 Mogas 90
2007–2009 Rouen 36 (0)
2009–2019 Romorantin 157 (2)
International career
2004–2013 Benin 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oscar Olou (born 16 November 1987) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Between 2004 and 2013 he made 18 appearances for the Benin national team.

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Club career

Born in Ouidah, Olou played club football in Ivory Coast, Benin, and France for Séwé Sports, Mogas 90, Rouen and Romorantin. [1]

International career

Olou made his international debut for Benin in 2004, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oscar Olou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. Oscar Olou FIFA competition record (archived)