Ousmane Dramé (born 25 August 1992) is a French

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who playsas a winger for Portuguese club C.D. Cova da Piedade.

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

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, among many others. While at the academy, Dramé was teammates with

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, as well as defender

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. 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 Alessandro Dal Canto 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 Reggina. 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

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

to be a part of their B team.

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

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.''

Notes

Honours

Moreirense *

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

: 2016–17

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drame, Ousmane 1992 births Living people Footballers from Paris Men's association football wingers French men's footballers Malian men's footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Calcio Padova players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players US Lecce players Venezia FC players Sporting CP footballers Moreirense F.C. players B-SAD players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Serie B players Primeira Liga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century French sportsmen