| Ousmane Ndong | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
| Height: | 1.92 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Gol Gohar |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Angelo Africa |
| Youthclubs2: | Teungueth FC |
| Youthclubs3: | Cayor Foot FC |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs4: | Lanús |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Lanús |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Albion |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17/2/24 @ 05:27(AEST) |
| Years3: | 2023-2024 |
| Clubs3: | Gualaceo S.C. |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Gol Gohar |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
Ousmane Ndong (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gol Gohar.[2] Besides Senegal, he has played in Uruguay and Argentina.[3] [4]
Ndong started out as a central midfielder, spending his early youth years in Senegal with Angelo Africa, Teungueth FC and Cayor Foot FC.[5] [6] In 2018, Ndong moved to Argentina to join Primera División team Lanús.[6] [7] He played in their academy for two years, latterly as captain, whilst transforming into a centre-back.[6] He made the breakthrough into Luis Zubeldía's first-team in mid-2020.[6] [8] He scored in a friendly against Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 September, before making his senior debut in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Newell's Old Boys on 14 November; becoming the first Senegalese player to play in the Argentine top-flight.[2] [6] [9] On 3 January 2022 it was confirmed, that Ndong's contract with Lanús had been terminated.[10]
At the end of February 2022, Ndong moved to Uruguayan Primera División side Albion.[2]
Born in Dakar, Ndong was born with two brothers and one sister.[11] His father is a retired policeman, while his mother (d. 2019) was a doctor.[11] [12] He was childhood friends with Sadio Mané.[6] In 2019, in Argentina, Ndong was robbed at gunpoint.[6] He also suffered racist abuse while in the South American country.[6] [11] It took him nine months to learn Spanish, having only previously spoken French and partial English.[13] Ndong states his love of Argentina came from watching Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team; revealing he cried when the nation was eliminated from the Copa América Centenario.[6]
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