Omaré Gassama

Omare Gassama
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tarbes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Tours
2012–2014 Thouars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Thouars 13 (0)
2015–2016 Le Mans 12 (0)
2016–2017 Victor San Marino 13 (2)
2017–2018 Francavilla 22 (1)
2018–2019 Meyrin 10 (0)
2019–2021 Tours 21 (4)
2021–2022 Poissy 28 (6)
2022–2023 Sedan 18 (0)
2023–2024 Châteauroux 10 (0)
2023–2024 Châteauroux II 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– Mauritania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Omare Gassama (born 1 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Career

A youth product of Thouars, Gassama began his senior career with them in 2014 in the Championnat National 3, before moving to Le Mans the following season.[1] He followed that up with a stint in the Italian Serie D with Victor San Marino and Francavilla from 2016 to 2018, before moving to Switzerland with Meyrin.[2] He returned to his childhood club Tours in the summer of 2021. After 2 seasons with them, he moved to Poissy on 6 July 2021.[3] On 24 September 2022, he had a stint with Sedan in the Championnat National.[4] On 15 July 2023, he transferred to Châteauroux.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Gassama is of Mauritanian descent. He debuted for the Mauritania national team in a 3–0 win over Sudan on 20 June 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Le Mans FC repart du bon pied. Sport". lemans.maville.com.
  2. ^ "Omare Gassama "On savait que ça allait tourner et sur ce mois, l'état d'esprit a été bon et la réussite était de notre côté."". AS Poissy Football. 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Omaré Gassama est la sixième recrue de l'AS Poissy (National 2) • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
  4. ^ "Football. National - Sedan mise sur Omare Gassama". www.lardennais.fr. 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ rédaction, La (15 July 2023). "Trois arrivées à la Berrichonne de Châteauroux".
  6. ^ "Châteauroux : Omaré Gassama sélectionné avec la Mauritanie". Foot National. 4 September 2023.