Ousmane Ndong (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a

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Career

Ndong started out as a central midfielder, spending his early youth years in Senegal with Angelo Africa, Teungueth FC and Cayor Foot FC. In 2018, Ndong moved to Argentina to join

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team Lanús. He played in their academy for two years, latterly as captain, whilst transforming into a

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's first-team in mid-2020. He scored in a friendly against Arsenal de Sarandí on 29 September, before making his senior debut in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Newell's Old Boys on 14 November; becoming the first Senegalese player to play in the Argentine top-flight. On 3 January 2022 it was confirmed, that Ndong's contract with Lanús had been terminated.N’Dong rescindió su contrato y se despidió de Lanús de forma muy emotiva
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Personal life

Born in Dakar, Ndong was born with two brothers and one sister. His father is a retired policeman, while his mother (d. 2019) was a doctor. He was childhood friends with Sadio Mané. In 2019, in Argentina, Ndong was robbed at gunpoint. He also suffered racist abuse while in the South American country. It took him nine months to learn Spanish, having only previously spoken French and partial English. Ndong states his love of Argentina came from watching Lionel Messi and the Argentina national team; revealing he cried when the nation was eliminated from the Copa América Centenario.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndong, Ousmane 1999 births Living people Senegalese footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Footballers from Dakar Association football defenders Club Atlético Lanús footballers Albion F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay