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Senegalese footballer

Ousseynou Thioune
Thioune in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Thioune
Date of birth (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Diambars
2016–2018 Ittihad Tanger 55 (0)
2019 Gimnàstic 18 (0)
2019–2022 Sochaux 89 (1)
2022–2023 Dijon 28 (0)
2023–2024 Anorthosis Famagusta 24 (1)
International career
2015 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2014– Senegal 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ 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.

Club career

Born in Dakar, 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.

Thioune joined Botola's Ittihad Tanger in August 2016. He made his professional debut late in the month, stating in a 4–1 home routing of Difaa El Jadida. He was among the squad during the 2017–18 season which was crowned champions for the first time ever.

On 18 December 2018, Thioune agreed to a six-month contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

In July 2019 he signed for French club Sochaux.

On 15 July 2022, Thioune signed a two-year contract with Dijon. He moved to Anorthosis Famagusta in August 2023.

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. 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.

Personal life

Thioune's elder brother Mame Saher is also a footballer. A central defender, both played together at Ittihad Tanger in 2017.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2023
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
Sochaux 2019–20 Ligue 2 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2020–21 30 0 1 0 — — 31 0
2021–22 38 1 1 0 — — 39 1
Total 89 0 3 0 0 0 — 92 1
Dijon 2022–23 Ligue 2 28 0 — — — 28 0
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 192 1 14 0 4 0 0 0 210 1

International

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

Honours

Diambars

Ittihad Tanger

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. ^ "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.
  7. "Sochaux recrute Ousseynou Thioune". 25 July 2019.
  8. "OUSSEYNOU THIOUNE S'ENGAGE AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. Christoforou, Demetris (3 August 2023). "Thioune is part of it!".
  10. "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.
  11. "U23 Afcon Semi-Final Report: Senegal 0–1 Nigeria". Soccer Laduma. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. "Ousseynou Thioune". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  13. "Diambars 1–0 Touré Kunda / Coupe de l'Assemblée Nationale". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  14. "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.
  15. "Et de trois pour Diambars !" [Three in a row for Diambars!] (in French). EnQuete+. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  16. "CAF – Competitions – All Africa Games Men Congo 2015 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

Anorthosis Famagusta FC – current squad
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