Ousmane Ndong

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Ousmane Ndong
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Gol Gohar
Number 5
Youth career
Angelo Africa
Teungueth FC
Cayor Foot FC
2018–2020 Lanús
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Lanús 2 (0)
2022–2023 Albion 27 (1)
2023–2024 Gualaceo S.C. 20 (1)
2024 Esteghlal Khuzestan 14 (3)
2024– Gol Gohar 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Ousmane Ndong (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gol Gohar. [2] Besides Senegal, he has played in Uruguay and Argentina. [3] [4]

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Career

Ndong started out as a central midfielder, spending his early youth years in Senegal with Angelo Africa, Teungueth FC and Cayor Foot FC. [5] [6] In 2018, Ndong moved to Argentina to join Primera División team Lanús. [6] [7] [8] He played in their academy for two years, latterly as captain, whilst transforming into a centre-back. [6] He made the breakthrough into Luis Zubeldía's first-team in mid-2020. [6] [9] He scored in a friendly against Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 September, before making his senior debut in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Newell's Old Boys on 14 November; becoming the first Senegalese player to play in the Argentine top-flight. [2] [6] [10] On 3 January 2022 it was confirmed, that Ndong's contract with Lanús had been terminated. [11]

At the end of February 2022, Ndong moved to Uruguayan Primera División side Albion. [2]

Personal life

Born in Dakar, Ndong was born with two brothers and one sister. [7] His father is a retired policeman, while his mother (d. 2019) was a doctor. [7] [12] He was childhood friends with Sadio Mané. [6] In 2019, in Argentina, Ndong was robbed at gunpoint. [6] He also suffered racist abuse while in the South American country. [6] [7] It took him nine months to learn Spanish, having only previously spoken French and partial English. [13] Ndong states his love of Argentina came from watching Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team; revealing he cried when the nation was eliminated from the Copa América Centenario. [6]

Career statistics

As of 14 November 2020. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2020–21 [nb 1] Primera División 100000000010
Career total100000000010

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Ousmane Ndong". World Football. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Senegal - O. Ndong". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    3. ↑ "Ousmane N'Dong, el senegalés que debutó en Albion y que es amigo de Sadio Mané".
    4. ↑ "Ousmane N'Dong, el primer senegalés en el fútbol argentino: de la lucha contra la discriminación y la situación de sus compatriotas en el país, al sueño cumplido". infobae.com.
    5. ↑ "Ousmane Ndong, défenseur CA Lanus "Le jour où j'ai rencontré Maradona"". Foot Senegal. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ousmane Ndong, de Senegal a Lanús: el llanto por Messi, la inseguridad, el racismo y una anécdota imperdible". La Nación. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    7. 1 2 3 4 ""Lanús es mi Barcelona"". Olé. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    8. ↑ "Un senegalés loco de amor por Argentina: Ousmane Ndong la nueva 'joya' de Lanús". Depor. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    9. ↑ "Ousmane Ndong, el primer senegalés en firmar contrato con Lanús". Marketing Registrado. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    10. ↑ "¡Ousmane Ndong y un golazo para Lanús!". ESPN. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    11. ↑ N’Dong rescindió su contrato y se despidió de Lanús de forma muy emotiva, engranados.com.ar, 3 January 2022
    12. ↑ "El valor de la constancia: Ousmane N'Dong, el senegalés que asoma en Lanús". La Unión. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
    13. ↑ "Ousmane Ndong, primer Senegalés en firmar contrato con Lanús". One Football. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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