| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pa Ousman Gai [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manila Digger | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stade de Mbour | |||
| 2021–2022 | Teungueth | ||
| 2022–2024 | Banjul United | ||
| 2024– | Manila Digger | 20 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ousman Gai (born 6 March 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Filipino club Manila Digger in the Philippines Football League.
Gai started his career at Stade de Mbour in Senegal. Gai would then move to Teungueth in 2021. [2] After a brief stint at the club, Gai would return to Gambia and earned a move to Banjul United in 2024.
Gai signed for Filipino club Manila Digger in 2024 alongside Gambian compatriots Modou Manneh, Modou Joof, and Saikou Ceesay. [3] Gai made his debut in the Philippines Football League against One Taguig playing as a starter in a 3–1 loss. [4] His big break arrived in his second match in the league against Mendiola 1991 where he would score a brace in a 4–0 win. [5]
In his match against Dynamic Herb Cebu on 22 February 2025, he would be sent off in the match after receiving two yellow cards and would get suspended for three matches. [6]
In the 2024–25 PFL Finals Series Gai would score an own goal against One Taguig in the semi-finals, but would redeem himself, as he scored the game-winning goal enough for Manila Digger to advance to the final of the Finals Series. [7]
Gai stayed at the club for another season and would be part of Digger's starting squad in their match against Persib in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Qualification Play-offs.
Gai made his continental debut on 13 August 2025 in the AFC Champions League Two against Persib in a 2–1 loss. [8]
In the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League, Gai became one of the important players for Manila Digger in their campaign scoring against teams: Ezra from Laos and SP Falcons from Mongolia, he would also get an assist in the match, assisting fellow Gambian compatriot Saikou Ceesay in the first half of the match. [9] [10]
While playing for Stade de Mbour, Gai was part of the Gambia U20 squad in the WAFU U-20 Championship in 2018. [11] Gai was also part of the squad that won against hosts Liberia in the final to secure their first international title. [12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental [a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manila Digger | 2024–25 | Philippines Football League | 16 | 10 | – | |||
| 2025–26 | Philippines Football League | 6 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | ||
Gambia U20