Mauritanian footballer (born 2004)
Oumar Ngom (born 9 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Pau FC. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
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.
First appearing in the main team squad in early 2022, 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.
Pau FC.
On 9 July 2023, Ngom signed his first professional contract with Pau FC.
International career.
Of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent—his father, Cheikh Ngom, was a Mauritania international in the '80s—, 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.
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