Oumar Dieng

Oumar Dieng (born 30 December 1972) is a former professional footballer. He played for the France olympic team as a defender during the 1993 Mediterranean Games.

Oumar Dieng
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Jeanne d'Arc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Lille 21 (0)
1991–1992Louhans-Cuiseaux (loan) 33 (0)
1992–1994 Lille 62 (0)
1994–1996 Paris Saint-Germain 35 (1)
1996–1998 Sampdoria 28 (0)
1998–1999 Auxerre 28 (0)
1999–2000Sedan (loan) 17 (0)
2000–2002 Çaykur Rizespor 52 (0)
2002–2004 Trabzonspor 17 (0)
2004–2005Konyaspor (loan) 24 (0)
2005–2006 Akratitos 10 (0)
2006–2007 Kavala
National team
France olympic team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Dakar, Dieng began playing youth football with ASC Jeanne d'Arc. The defender moved to France at age 15, and signed with Lille OSC after being recommended by Bernard Lama. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lille in 1989. After a few matches with the first team, he went on loan to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux for one season. Dieng would return to Lille until he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 1996.[1]

Dieng spent most of his career in France's Ligue 1, but also played for Sampdoria in Italy's Serie A, Çaykur Rizespor, Trabzonspor and Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig, and with Kavala F.C. in the Greek Super League.[2]

International career

Dieng played for France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3]

References

  1. Carpentier, Stephane (1 December 2008). "Oumar Dieng: E SONT-ILS DEVENUS ?" (in French). La Voix des Sports.
  2. "Stats Centre: Oumar Dieng Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. "Oumar Dieng Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2011.


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