Oumar Ngom

Oumar Ngom (born 9 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Pau FC.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Oumar Ngom

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Niort, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pau
Number	6
Youth career
2012–2021	Niort
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Niort II	31	(3)
2021–2023	Niort	2	(0)
2023–	Pau II	2	(1)
2023–	Pau	18	(1)
International career‡
2021–2023	Mauritania U17	3	(1)
2024–	Mauritania	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Club career

Having grown up between Tillou and Chef-Boutonne, Oumar Ngom went through the youth ranks of the Niort, starting to play with the reserve team in National 3 during the 2021–22 season.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

First appearing in the main team squad in early 2022,^[6][7] he made his professional debut for Niort on 5 March 2022, replacing Nacim El Hassani at the 61st minute of a 0–1 Ligue 2 home loss to AC Ajaccio.^[8]

Pau FC

On 9 July 2023, Ngom signed his first professional contract with Pau FC.^[9]

International career

Of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent—his father, Cheikh Ngom, was a Mauritania international in the '80s^[10]—, he became a youth international for his father's country, playing the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification in 2021 and scoring a goal despite his team failing to reach the final tournament.^[6][10]

References

1. Oumar Ngom at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. JARNOUX, Jérôme (28 April 2023). "Football – Ligue 2. Oumar Ngom, 100 % Chamois, du rêve à la réalité". Courrier de l'Ouest.
3. Bureau, Elliott (13 September 2021). "Football (N3) : Niort (b) corrige Lège-Cap-Ferret (3–0)". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 7 March 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
4. "Football (N3) : les jeunes Chamois ne confirment pas". La Nouvelle République. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
5. Jannin, Marie-Valérie (11 December 2021). "La réserve des Chamois doit s'affirmer face à Libourne". Le Courrier de l'Ouest [fr]. Ouest-France. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
6. "Oumar NGOM, première convocation avec les pros aux Chamois". Football Club Boutonnais (in French). footeo. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. Merlin, Noah (14 February 2022). "Chamois : Cassubie out, Ngom de retour à Grenoble". Le Courrier de l'Ouest. Ouest-France. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
8. "Résultats Ligue 2: Succès 0–1 de l'AC Ajaccio face à Niort". 20 minutes (in French). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
9. "Football – National. Oumar Ngom rejoint le Pau FC (Ligue 2)". Courrier de l'Ouest (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
10. Debeaux, Martial (24 February 2021). "Football (CAN U17) : le Niortais Oumar Ngom a découvert la sélection de Mauritanie". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

External links

• Oumar Ngom at Soccerway
• Niort profile