Obbi Oularé

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Mamadou Obbi Oularé (born 8 January 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lierse Kempenzonen. He is the son of former professional Guinean footballer Souleymane Oularé.[3]

Obbi Oularé
Oularé with Watford
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Obbi Oularé[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Waregem, Belgium
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lierse Kempenzonen
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2005 F.C. Brussels
2005–2006 Anderlecht
2006–2011 Lille
2011–2012 ES Wasquehal
2012–2013 Standard Liège
2013–2014 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Club Brugge 25 (4)
2015–2019 Watford 2 (0)
2016–2017Zulte Waregem (loan) 10 (1)
2017Willem II (loan) 11 (3)
2017–2018Antwerp (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2019Standard Liège (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2021 Standard Liège 26 (4)
2021–2023 Barnsley 2 (0)
2022–2023RWDM (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Lierse Kempenzonen 8 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Belgium U18 6 (4)
2014 Belgium U19 5 (6)
2015–2019 Belgium U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career edit

Club Brugge edit

Oularé came through the youth ranks at Lille OSC and signed for Belgian side Club Brugge in 2013.[4] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 14 September 2014 against K.R.C. Genk. He replaced Nikola Storm after 64 minutes.[5] His first league start came on 21 September 2014 against K.V. Kortrijk, in which he also scored his first league goal in a man of the match performance.[6] On 20 August 2015, while playing for Club Brugge, Oularé tweeted an apology for his lackluster performance coming off the bench against Manchester United in a Champions League playoff game at Old Trafford.[7] Earlier that day, it was widely reported in the Belgian press that Club Brugge's manager Michel Preud'homme had given Oularé a dressing down in front of his teammates in the dressing room after that game.[8]

Watford edit

On 1 September 2015, Oularé signed for Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee rumored to be around £6 million on a five-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club in an FA Cup tie against Newcastle United on 9 January 2016. He was substituted at half time.[10] He made his Premier League debut, against Swansea City in a 1–0 Watford defeat, coming on as a substitute for Valon Behrami in the 87th minute.

Barnsley edit

On 26 July 2021, Oularé signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Barnsley.[11] On 1 February 2022, Oularé returned to his native Belgium by joining Belgian First Division B side RWD Molenbeek on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12]

Lierse edit

On 25 May 2023, Oularé agreed to move to Lierse Kempenzonen on a two-year contract.[13]

Career statistics edit

As of 30 January 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Brugge 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 19 3 3 2 8[a] 2 30 7
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 6 1 0 0 3[b] 1 9 2
Total 25 4 3 2 11 3 39 9
Watford 2015–16[15] Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 10 1 1 0 11 1
Willem II (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
Antwerp (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
Career total 58 10 5 2 0 0 11 3 74 13
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances, one goal in the Champions League; one appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

Honours edit

Club Brugge

References edit

  1. ^ "Premier League - Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 43. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Premier League Player Profile Mamadou Obbi Oularé". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ Skill Hunter: Obbi Oulare
  4. ^ "Obbi Oulare has signed a three-year contract". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Genk vs. Club Brugge - 14 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Club kan feesten in Jan Breydel na 5-0 tegen Kortrijk". demorgen.be. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Obbi Oulare on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Preud'homme pakt Oulare aan voor volle kleedkamer". hln.be. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Watford sign Obbi Oulare, Adlene Guedioura and Victor Ibarbo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Watford 1-0 Newcastle". BBC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Obbi Oularé signs for The Reds". Barnsley FC. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Oularé returns to Belgium". Barnsley FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "WELKOM, OBBI OULARE!" [WELCOME, OBBI OULARE!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  14. ^ Obbi Oularé at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Obbi Oularé in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

External links edit