Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Diambars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Diambars | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Auda | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
Riga | 2023 | Latvian Higher League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
2024 | Latvian Higher League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 [b] | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
Total | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
Union SG | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 [c] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
Career total | 63 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 15 |