Ousmane Dramé (born 25 August 1992) is a French

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who playsas a winger for Portuguese club

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Career

Early career

Of Malian descent, Dramé began his career playing for the Centre de Formation de Paris, a youth sporting club designed to cater only to football players under the age of 19. The center has produced the likes of

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and Franck Tabanou, among many others. While at the academy, Dramé was teammates with Prince-Désir Gouano, as well as defender Willy Boly. He left the center in 2007 to sign with professional club

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. After three years in the club's youth academy, he was released in 2010.

Padova

After failing to earn a professional contract in France, Dramé ventured to neighboring Italy eventually securing a contract with

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club

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until June 2014. After spending the first half of the 2010–11 season playing in the

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, he was called up to the senior team for the first time by new incoming manager

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in April 2011 for a league match against

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. Dramé failed to appear in the match, but made his professional debut the following week in a 3–1 win over

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appearing as a substitute. He remained a regular in the team for the rest of the campaign appearing as a substitute in all of his appearances, which included both matches against

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in the Serie B playoffs, which Padova lost 2–1 on aggregate. Dramé became a starter in the 2011–12 season and made his first of the campaign on 21 August 2011 in the team's 2–1 defeat to

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in the

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. On 30 August, he made his professional league start against

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. In the match, Dramé scored his first professional goal as Padova won the match 1–0. According to his agent, Dramé's performances at club level have led to interest from English club

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, as well as

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clubs

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and

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Sporting

In 2014, Dramé signed a contract with

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to be a part of their

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Personal life

On 22 April 2013, Dramé was charged by the Italian police for stealing a purse from a prostitute and for injuring a friend of the prostitute who tried to take the purse back from Dramé.

Career statistics

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Honours

Moreirense *

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: 2016–17

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drame, Ousmane 1992 births Living people Footballers from Paris Association football wingers French footballers Malian footballers French people of Malian descent Calcio Padova players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players U.S. Lecce players Venezia F.C. players Sporting CP footballers Moreirense F.C. players Belenenses SAD players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Serie B players Primeira Liga players French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal