Ousseynou Thioune

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Ousseynou Thioune
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Thioune in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Thioune [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2016 Diambars
2016–2018 Ittihad Tanger 55 (0)
2019 Gimnàstic 18 (0)
2019–2022 Sochaux 89 (1)
2022–2023 Dijon 28 (0)
2023–2024 Anorthosis Famagusta 24 (1)
2025 Al-Minaa 15 (0)
International career
2015 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2014–2016 Senegal 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2025

Ousseynou Thioune (born 16 November 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Between 2014 and 2016, he made six appearances for the Senegal national team.

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Club career

Born in Dakar, [3] Thioune started his career with Diambars. He took part of the club's Ligue 2 winning campaign in 2011, as well in their Premier League and League Cup accolades in 2013 and 2016, respectively. [4]

Thioune joined Botola's Ittihad Tanger in August 2016. [4] He made his professional debut late in the month, stating in a 4–1 home routing of Difaa El Jadida. [5] He was among the squad during the 2017–18 season which was crowned champions for the first time ever. [4]

On 18 December 2018, Thioune agreed to a six-month contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona. [6]

In July 2019 he signed for French club Sochaux. [7]

On 15 July 2022, Thioune signed a two-year contract with Dijon. [8] He moved to Anorthosis Famagusta in August 2023. [9]

In 2025 he signed for Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa. [10] [11] His contract expired on 30 June 2025 and was not renewed with the club. [12]

International career

Thioune made his full international debut for Senegal on 31 May 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dame Diop in a 2–2 friendly draw against Colombia at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [13] Called up by the under-23 side for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations held in his homeland, he was an undisputed starter until the semifinals, when he was sent off for handballing inside the box in a match against Nigeria; the visitors won the match 1–0. [14]

Personal life

Thioune's elder brother Mame Saher is also a footballer. A central defender, both played together at Ittihad Tanger in 2017. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 June 2025[ citation needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ittihad Tanger 2016–17 Botola 2606040—360
2017–18 23030——260
2018–19 6020——80
Total5501104000700
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 180———180
Sochaux 2019–20 Ligue 2 21010——220
2020–21 30010——310
2021–22 38110——391
Total8903000—921
Dijon 2022–23 Ligue 2280———280
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 2000——20
Al-Minaa 2024–25 Iraq Stars League 15010——160
Career total207115040002261

    International

    As of 18 November 2018 [15]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Senegal 201410
    201540
    201610
    Total60

    Honours

    Diambars

    Ittihad Tanger

    Senegal U23

    References

    1. ↑ "Player details – Ousseynou Thioune". CAFOnline. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    2. ↑ "Fiche de: Ousseynou Thioune" [Profile of: Ousseynou Thioune] (in French). Mountakhab.net. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
    3. ↑ "El senegalés Ousseynou Thioune firma hasta final de temporada" [Senegalese Ousseynou Thioune signs until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ousseynou Thioune, Champion du Maroc (Tanger): " Mon rêve est de venir jouer en équipe nationale A "" [Ousseynou Thioune, Champion of Morocco (Tanger): "My dream is to come play in the A national team"] (in French). WiwSport. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    5. ↑ نتيجة مباراة اتحاد طنجة - الدفاع الحسني الجديدي - البطولة [Match report of Ittihad Tanger – Difaâ Hassani el-Jadida – Championship] (in Arabic). El botola. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    6. ↑ "El Nàstic incorpora a Ousseynou Thioune" [Nàstic sign Ousseynou Thioune] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    7. ↑ "Sochaux recrute Ousseynou Thioune". 25 July 2019.
    8. ↑ "OUSSEYNOU THIOUNE S'ENGAGE AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
    9. ↑ Christoforou, Demetris (3 August 2023). "Thioune is part of it!".
    10. ↑ "Mercato : Ousseynou Thioune signe en Irak". wiwsport.com (in French). 31 January 2025.
    11. ↑ "محترفان يمني وسنغالي يدعمان صفوف الميناء". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 1 February 2025.
    12. ↑ "نادي الميناء يودع أبرز لاعبيه بعد انتهاء عقودهم". ysscores.com (in Arabic). 30 June 2025.
    13. ↑ "Colombia se dejó empatar de Senegal en seis minutos" [Colombia let Senegal draw within six minutes] (in Spanish). El Universo. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    14. ↑ "U23 Afcon Semi-Final Report: Senegal 0–1 Nigeria". Soccer Laduma. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    15. ↑ "Ousseynou Thioune". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
    16. ↑ "Sénégal: Tournoi de l'assemblée nationale – Diambars conserve " son " bien" [Senegal: Senegalese Super Cup – Diambars keep "their" property] (in French). AllAfrica. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
    17. ↑ "Et de trois pour Diambars !" [Three in a row for Diambars!] (in French). EnQuete+. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
    18. ↑ "CAF – Competitions – All Africa Games Men Congo 2015 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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