Ousmane Fané

Ousmane Fané (born 13 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.

Ousmane Fané

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persik Kediri
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Bayonne
2010–2011	Paris
2012–2014	Racing Paris	16	(0)
2014–2015	GSI Pontivy	3	(0)
2015	Lyn	5	(0)
2016	Kidderminster Harriers	20	(0)
2016–2019	Oldham Athletic	80	(0)
2019–2020	Shrewsbury Town	0	(0)
2020	UiTM	9	(0)
2021	Persiraja Banda Aceh	0	(0)
2021–2022	UiTM	11	(0)
2022–2023	Morecambe	28	(0)
2023	Penang	17	(0)
2024–	Persik Kediri	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024

Career

Born in Paris, Fané spent his early career in France and Norway with Bayonne, Paris, Racing Paris, GSI Pontivy and FK Lyn.^[1][2][3] After playing with English club Kidderminster Harriers, he signed a two-year contract with Oldham Athletic in August 2016.^[4] At the end of the 2017–18 season, when Oldham were relegated to League Two, the club exercised an option to extend Fané's contract.^[5] In July 2018 he broke his leg and dislocated his ankle.^[6][7] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[8] On 3 December 2019, Fané signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on a deal until the end of the season, with an option of a further year.^[9][10] He left the club on 2 January 2020 for personal reasons and moved back to his native France in order to be nearer to his family.^[11] In February 2020 he signed for Malaysian club UiTM.^[12] In March 2021 he signed for Indonesian club Persiraja Banda Aceh.^[13] He returned to UiTM in April 2021.^[14] On 18 January 2022, Fané returned to England to join Morecambe, linking back up with former manager Stephen Robinson, who had brought him to Oldham.^[15][16] He left Morecambe by mutual consent on 2 January 2023.^[17] On 4 January 2023, Fané returned to Malaysia and signed for Penang.^[18] On 15 July 2024, he signed for Indonesian club Persik Kediri.^[19][20]

Personal life

In July 2020, Fané missed the birth of his first child in Paris due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[21]

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2022

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
Racing Paris	2012–13[3]	CFA 2	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
GSI Pontivy	2014–15[3]	CFA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FK Lyn	2015[22]	2. divisjon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Kidderminster Harriers	2015–16[3]	National League	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Oldham Athletic	2016–17[23]	League One	39	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	46	0
	2017–18[24]		41	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	45	0
	2018–19[25]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		80	0	2	0	3	0	6	0	91	0
UiTM FC	2020[3]	Malaysia Super League	9	0	—		—		0	0	9	0
	2021[3]	Malaysia Super League	11	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Morecambe	2021–22[26]	League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2022–23[27]	League One	16	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	23	0
	Total		28	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	35	0
Career total			172	0	4	0	6	0	9	0	191	0

References

1. "Profile" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
2. "Profile". Harriers Online. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
3. Ousmane Fané at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
4. "Ousmane Fane: Oldham Athletic sign Kidderminster Harriers midfielder". BBC Sport. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
5. "Oldham Athletic release seven after relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
6. "Fane Ruled Out For Four Months". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
7. "Ousmane Fane: Oldham Athletic midfielder faces four-month leg injury absence". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018.
8. "UPDATE: Retained List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
9. "Ousmane Fané Joins Town". Shrewsbury Town FC official site. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
10. "Ousmane Fane: Shrewsbury Town sign French midfielder on deal until end of the season". BBC Sport. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
11. "Louis Thompson, Luke McCormick and Ousmane Fane leave Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
12. "Football: UiTM wrap up foreign signings with Ataya | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
13. "Persiraja Banda Aceh Datangkan Ousmane Fane". 26 March 2021.
14. Azharie, Farah (27 April 2021). "UiTM hope to save their season by signing Fane | New Straits Times". NST Online.
15. "Ousmane Fane signs a short-term deal with the Shrimps". www.morecambefc.com. 18 January 2022.
16. "Morecambe sign midfielder Fane". BBC Sport.
17. "Fane Departs Via Mutual Consent".
18. Penang F.C. [@officialpenangfc] (4 January 2023). "Ousmane Fane kini Harimau Kumbang..!" [Ousmane Fane is now a Black Panther..!] (in Malay). Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Instagram.
19. Bola.com (16 July 2024). "Bursa Transfer BRI Liga 1: Wow! Persik Gaet Gelandang asal Prancis Jebolan Klub Liga Inggris". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
20. Times, I. D. N.; rizkilutfi. "4 Fakta Ousmane Fane, Gelandang Persik Kediri Asal Prancis". IDN Times Jatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
21. Azharie, Farah (21 July 2020). "UITM player misses birth of first child due to Covid-19 | New Straits Times". NST Online.
22. "Profile" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
23. "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
24. "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
25. "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
26. "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
27. "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.