Oumar Diouck (born 9 November 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Icelandic club Njarðvík.

Oumar Diouck
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Njarðvík
Number 9
Youth career
Lierse
Beerschot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Beerschot 0 (0)
2011–2014 Antwerp 49 (4)
2014–2015 Helmond Sport 30 (9)
2015–2016 Lommel United 11 (1)
2017–2018 Tienen 40 (5)
2019 FC Edmonton 26 (6)
2020–2021 KF 39 (23)
2022– Njarðvík 43 (26)
International career
2009 Belgium U15 2 (1)
2009–2010 Belgium U16 9 (3)
2010–2011 Belgium U17 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Club career edit

Beerschot edit

Diouck began his professional career with Belgian Pro League side Beerschot, but never made a competitive appearance for the club.[1]

Antwerp edit

In 2011, Diouck signed with Belgian Second Division side Royal Antwerp.[1] On 10 September 2011, he made his professional debut for Antwerp as a substitute in a league match against Sint-Niklaas.[1] On 13 October 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over Tubize.[1]

Helmond Sport edit

In 2014, Diouck signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side Helmond Sport.[1] He went on to score 10 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions in the 2014–15 season.[1]

Lommel United edit

In June 2015, Diouck signed with Belgian Second Division side Lommel United.[2]

Tienen edit

In January 2017, Diouck trialled with Dutch Eerste Divisie club Achilles '29.[3]

He later signed with Belgian Second Amateur Division side K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland for the 2017-18 season.[4]

FC Edmonton edit

On 31 January 2019, Diouck signed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[5] Diouck scored 6 goals in for Edmonton in the 2019 Canadian Premier League season,[6] as well as one in the Canadian Championship, good for the second most goals on the team, after Easton Ongaro. Edmonton finished the spring season in third place, but dropped to sixth in the fall season. After the 2019 season ended, Diouck announced on Twitter that he would not return to Edmonton for the 2020 season.[7]

KF edit

On 24 June 2020, Diouck signed with Icelandic 2. deild karla side Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar.[8] He made his debut on 27 June as a substitute in a 0–1 loss to Víðir.[9]

International career edit

Diouck is eligible to represent Belgium and Senegal internationally. He has represented Belgium at the U-15, U-16 and U-17 level.[10]

Career statistics edit

As of 13 December 2021[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Antwerp 2011–12 Belgian Second Division 26 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
2012–13 Belgian Second Division 23 4 0 0 0 0 23 4
2013–14 Belgian Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 4
Helmond Sport 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 30 9 1 1 0 0 31 10
Lommel United 2015–16 Belgian Second Division 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
Tienen 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division 28 2 2 0 0 0 30 2
2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Total 40 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 5
FC Edmonton 2019 Canadian Premier League 26 6 2 1 0 0 28 7
KF 2020 2. deild karla 19 12 0 0 0 0 19 12
2021 2. deild karla 20 11 2 1 4 6 0 0 26 18
Total 39 23 2 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 45 30
Career total 195 48 10 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 209 58

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Canadian Championship and Icelandic Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Icelandic League Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Oumar Diouck". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Senegalees Oumar Diouck derde aanwinst voor Lommel United" (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ Julian Droog (6 January 2017). "Wie zijn de 11 proefspelers van Achilles'29?" (in Dutch). de Gelderlander. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Rene Beelen (9 September 2017). "Oumar Diouck: "Geen mooie woorden meer, maar voluit voetballen"" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Edmonton Announce Signings of Five Players". FC Edmonton. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "League Leaders". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  7. ^ "Oumar Diouck Is Leaving The Eddies". Northern Tribune. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  8. ^ "KF fær fyrrum unglingalandsliðsmann frá Belgíu (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ^ "KF vs Víðir - 27 June 2020" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Oumar Diouck". Belgian FA. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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