Souleymane Oularé (born 16 October 1972) is a Guinean retired professional footballer who played as a forward. His son Obbi is also a professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | Horoya AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | KFC Eeklo | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sint-Niklase | 24 | (5) |
| 1992–1994 | Beveren | 28 | (8) |
| 1994–1996 | Waregem | 40 | (19) |
| 1996–1999 | Genk | 84 | (37) |
| 1999–2000 | Fenerbahçe | 11 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Las Palmas | 17 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Heusden-Zolder | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Visé | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 222 | (81) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2004 | Guinea | 13 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Oularé was elected Footballer of the Year in Belgium in 1999, when he won the Belgian Championship as a striker with Racing Genk, scoring 17 goals during the season. He then went on to play for Fenerbahçe (Turkey), UD Las Palmas (Spain), Stoke City (England), K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder and C.S. Visé (both Belgium).
Oularé signed for Stoke City in England in 2002. After his only league game for Stoke against Northampton Town in 2002 Oulare was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood clot in his lungs.[1] He returned for the 2nd leg of the play-offs against Cardiff City and made a vital contribution. He came on after 71 minutes replacing Chris Iwelumo with Stoke 2–1 down, James O'Connor scored in the 88th minute to send the tie into extra time and then in the 115th minute an O'Connor free-kick was deflected in off Oularé's backside.[2] This went down in folklore among Stoke City fans as they won the tie 3–2 and went on to win promotion.[3] He never got a chance the following season and was released in 2003.[4]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Play-offs | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Niklase | 1991–92 | Belgian Second Division | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Beveren | 1992–93 | Belgian First Division | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| 1993–94 | Belgian First Division | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Waregem | 1994–95 | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | |||
| 1995–96 | Belgian First Division | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | ||
| Genk | 1996–97 | Belgian First Division | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 1997–98 | Belgian First Division | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | 27 | 14 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Belgian First Division | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | 31 | 17 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Belgian First Division | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 37 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 1999–2000 | 1. Lig | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2000–01 | La Liga | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| Stoke City | 2001–02 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heusden-Zolder | 2003–04 | Belgian First Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Visé | 2004–05 | Belgian Second Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Belgian Third Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 82 | ||
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 1997 | 4 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 7 | |
Honours edit
Genk
- Belgian First Division: 1998–99
- Belgian Cup: 1997–98[7]
References edit
- ^ "Oulare Blood Clot Confirmed". stokecityfc.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "In Off Souleymane Oulare's Backside". Campo Retro. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Souleymane Oulare". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Souleymane's Shorts". Draw For Me The Boothen.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Souleymane Oularé at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b Souleymane Oularé at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Retro: Hoe underdog KRC Genk in 1998 eerste bekerwinst pakte tegen Club Brugge". MSN. Retrieved 19 April 2022.