Ousseynou Thioune
![]() Thioune in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ousseynou Thioune[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
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,[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]
On 15 July 2022, Thioune signed a two-year contract with Dijon.[8] He moved to Anorthosis Famagusta in August 2023.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
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 match played 1 September 2023[12]
Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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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[13]
Senegal | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Diambars
- Senegal Premier League: 2013[4]
- Senegalese Super Cup: 2011,[14] 2012,[15] 2013[16]
- Senegalese League Cup: 2016[4]
- Senegal Ligue 2: 2011[4]
Ittihad Tanger
Senegal U23
- African Games: 2015[17]
References
- ^ "Player details – Ousseynou Thioune". CAFOnline. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Fiche de: Ousseynou Thioune" [Profile of: Ousseynou Thioune] (in French). Mountakhab.net. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El Nàstic incorpora a Ousseynou Thioune" [Nàstic sign Ousseynou Thioune] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sochaux recrute Ousseynou Thioune". 25 July 2019.
- ^ "OUSSEYNOU THIOUNE S'ENGAGE AU DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Christoforou, Demetris (3 August 2023). "Thioune is part of it!".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U23 Afcon Semi-Final Report: Senegal 0–1 Nigeria". Soccer Laduma. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Ousseynou Thioune at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Ousseynou Thioune". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Diambars 1–0 Touré Kunda / Coupe de l'Assemblée Nationale". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Et de trois pour Diambars !" [Three in a row for Diambars!] (in French). EnQuete+. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "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
- Ousseynou Thioune at BDFutbol
- Ousseynou Thioune at Soccerway
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