Ousseynou Thioune

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Ousseynou Thioune
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Thioune[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Diambars
2016–2018 Ittihad Tanger 55 (0)
2019 Gimnàstic 18 (0)
2019– Sochaux 21 (0)
National team‡
2015 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2014– Senegal 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Ousseynou Thioune (born 16 November 1993) is a Senegalese international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Sochaux.

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]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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 16 June 2019[10]
Club Season Competition League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ittihad Tanger 2016–17 Botola 26 0 6 0 4 0 — 36 0
2017–18 23 0 3 0 — — 26 0
2018–19 6 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Total 55 0 11 0 4 0 — 70 0
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 18 0 — — — 18 0
Career totals 73 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 88 0

International[]

As of 18 November 2018[11]
Senegal
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2015 4 0
2016 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Diambars

Ittihad Tanger

International[]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "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. Retrieved 18 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Sochaux recrute Ousseynou Thioune". 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "U23 Afcon Semi-Final Report: Senegal 0–1 Nigeria". Soccer Laduma. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ Ousseynou Thioune at FootballDatabase.eu
  11. ^ "Ousseynou Thioune". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Diambars 1–0 Touré Kunda / Coupe de l'Assemblée Nationale". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Et de trois pour Diambars !" [Three in a row for Diambars!] (in French). EnQuete+. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  15. ^ http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/allafricagamesmencongo2015/MatchDetails?MatchId=oP8B8vCB10u9KtV1ZruBsnXkcoj49eYM9yi%2f1DXxE5nRfI1qeqpu8mXEGJxeoA6V

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