Oumar Dieng


Oumar Dieng is a former professional footballer. He played for the France olympic team as a defender during the 1993 Mediterranean Games.

Club career

Born in Dakar, Dieng began playing youth football with ASC Jeanne d'Arc. The defender moved to France at age 15, and signed with Lille OSC after being recommended by Bernard Lama. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lille in 1989. After a few matches with the first team, he went on loan to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux for one season. Dieng would return to Lille until he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 1996.
Dieng spent most of his career in France's Ligue 1, but also played for Sampdoria in Italy's Serie A, Çaykur Rizespor, Trabzonspor and Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig, and with Kavala F.C. in the Greek Super League.

International career

Dieng played for France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.