Ousseynou Niang

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Ousseynou Niang
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union SG
Number 22
Youth career
–2019 Diambars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Diambars
2022–2023 Auda 15 (4)
2023–2024 Riga 33 (8)
2024– Union SG 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025

Ousseynou Niang (born 12 October 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise.

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Club career

Niang started playing football at the Sengalese youth academy Diambars where he went on to play for the first team before moving to the Latvian club Auda in the spring of 2022. [1]

At the end of 2023, Niang signed for Riga, [2] the team would go on to finish the season as vice-champions and would qualify for the UEFA Conference League. Niang score his first European goal in a 1-0 victory over Śląsk Wrocław. [3]

In 2024, he signed with Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise on a five-year contract. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Diambars 2021–22 Ligue 1 1 [a] 010
Auda 2022 Latvian Higher League 15440194
Riga 2023 Latvian Higher League133133
2024 Latvian Higher League205212 [b] 1247
Total33821213710
Union SG 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 151209 [c] 0261
Career total631381121008315

References

  1. "Diambars FC : Trois cadres s'envolent pour Lettonie". Record.sn (Archived). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. "Lettonie Ousseynou Niang ouvre son compteur avec Riga FC". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. "Ligue Europa Conférence : Le Riga FC s'impose face au Śląsk Wrocław grâce à Ousseynou Niang et prend une option pour le 3e tour préliminaire" (in French). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. "Ousseynou Niang reinforces Union". RUSG. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. Ousseynou Niang at Soccerway