Ousseynou Niang
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Niang playing for Union SG in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Union SG | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Diambars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Auda | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Riga | 33 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Union SG | 47 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Senegal U20 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Senegal U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Ousseynou Niang (born 12 October 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise and the Senegal national team.
Club career
Niang started playing football at the Senegalese youth academy Diambars where he went on to play for the first team before moving to the Latvian club Auda in the spring of 2022.[1]
At the end of 2023, Niang signed for Riga,[2] the team would go on to finish the season as vice-champions and would qualify for the UEFA Conference League. Niang score his first European goal in a 1–0 victory over Śląsk Wrocław.[3]
Niang joined Union Saint-Gilloise on September 3, 2024.[4][5] On July 31, 2025, he extended his contract with Union Saint-Gilloise for 3 years.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 February 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Diambars | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Auda | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Riga | 2023 | Latvian Higher League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Latvian Higher League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| Total | 48 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 56 | 14 | |||
| Union SG | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 18 | ||
- ^ Includes Latvian Cup, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Union SG
References
- ^ "Diambars FC : Trois cadres s'envolent pour Lettonie". Record.sn. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Lettonie Ousseynou Niang ouvre son compteur avec Riga FC". Sport News Africa (in French).
- ^ "Ligue Europa Conférence : Le Riga FC s'impose face au Śląsk Wrocław grâce à Ousseynou Niang et prend une option pour le 3e tour préliminaire" (in French). 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Ousseynou Niang reinforces Union". rusg.brussels Union Saint-Gilloise. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise enchaine et recrute un nouveau joueur offensif". rtl.be. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Niang extends his stay at Union". rusg.brussels Union Saint-Gilloise. 31 July 2025.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Niang verlengt contract bij Union Saint-Gilloise". voetbalprimeur.be (in Dutch). 31 July 2025.
- ^ Ousseynou Niang at Soccerway
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025.
External links
- Ousseynou Niang at Soccerway
- Ousseynou Niang at WorldFootball.net