Oumar Ngom

Oumar Ngom
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Niort, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pau
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2021 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Niort II 31 (3)
2021–2023 Niort 2 (0)
2023– Pau II 2 (1)
2023– Pau 18 (1)
International career‡
2021–2023 Mauritania U17 3 (1)
2024– Mauritania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Oumar Ngom (born 9 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Pau FC.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Having grown up between Tillou and Chef-Boutonne, Oumar Ngom went through the youth ranks of the Niort, starting to play with the reserve team in National 3 during the 2021–22 season.[2][3][4][5][6]

First appearing in the main team squad in early 2022,[6][7] he made his professional debut for Niort on 5 March 2022, replacing Nacim El Hassani at the 61st minute of a 0–1 Ligue 2 home loss to AC Ajaccio.[8]

Pau FC

On 9 July 2023, Ngom signed his first professional contract with Pau FC.[9]

International career

Of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent—his father, Cheikh Ngom, was a Mauritania international in the '80s[10]—, he became a youth international for his father's country, playing the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification in 2021 and scoring a goal despite his team failing to reach the final tournament.[6][10]

References

  1. ^ Oumar Ngom at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ JARNOUX, Jérôme (28 April 2023). "Football – Ligue 2. Oumar Ngom, 100 % Chamois, du rêve à la réalité". Courrier de l'Ouest.
  3. ^ Bureau, Elliott (13 September 2021). "Football (N3) : Niort (b) corrige Lège-Cap-Ferret (3–0)". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 7 March 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Football (N3) : les jeunes Chamois ne confirment pas". La Nouvelle République. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ Jannin, Marie-Valérie (11 December 2021). "La réserve des Chamois doit s'affirmer face à Libourne". Le Courrier de l'Ouest [fr]. Ouest-France. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Oumar NGOM, première convocation avec les pros aux Chamois". Football Club Boutonnais (in French). footeo. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ Merlin, Noah (14 February 2022). "Chamois : Cassubie out, Ngom de retour à Grenoble". Le Courrier de l'Ouest. Ouest-France. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Résultats Ligue 2: Succès 0–1 de l'AC Ajaccio face à Niort". 20 minutes (in French). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Football – National. Oumar Ngom rejoint le Pau FC (Ligue 2)". Courrier de l'Ouest (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b Debeaux, Martial (24 February 2021). "Football (CAN U17) : le Niortais Oumar Ngom a découvert la sélection de Mauritanie". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 7 March 2022.