Ousseynou Niang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 15 March 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| Career total | 66 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Diambars FC : Trois cadres s'envolent pour Lettonie". Record.sn (Archived). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Lettonie Ousseynou Niang ouvre son compteur avec Riga FC". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ousseynou Niang reinforces Union". RUSG. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Ousseynou Niang at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Ousseynou Niang at Soccerway
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