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Oumar Ngom

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Oumar Ngom
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Niort, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 79
Youth career
2012–2021 Niort
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Niort II 31 (3)
2021–2023 Niort 2 (0)
2023–2024 Pau II 3 (1)
2023–2025 Pau 44 (3)
2025–2026 Estrela da Amadora 11 (0)
2026– Lecce 15 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Mauritania U17 3 (1)
2024– Mauritania 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:49, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Oumar Ngom (born 9 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lecce.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

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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

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

Estrela da Amadora

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On 14 August 2025, Ngom moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €300.000.[10][11]

Lecce

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On 13 January 2026, Ngom moved to Italy, joining Serie A club Lecce on a contract until 30 June 2029, for a reported fee of €4 million, which could rise to €5.5 million with add-ons.[12][13]

International career

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Of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent—his father, Cheikh Ngom, was a Mauritania international in the '80s[14]—, 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][14]

References

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  1. 1 2 Oumar Ngom at Soccerway
  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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Estrela da Amadora Contrata Oumar Ngom por Quatro Anos" [Estrela da Amadora Signs Oumar Ngom for Four Years] (in Portuguese). Estrela da Amadora. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ligue 2. Le Pau FC empoche 300 000 euros grâce à la vente d'Oumar Ngom" [Ligue 2. Pau FC pockets 300.000 euros thanks to the sale of Oumar Ngom]. SudOuest (in French). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ngom in giallorosso" [Ngom in yellow and red] (in Italian). US Lecce. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Mercado oficial: Oumar Ngom ruma a Itália e deixa milhões na Reboleira" [Official market: Oumar Ngom heads to Italy and leaves millions at Reboleira]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. 1 2 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.
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