Ousmane Ndong
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 Ndong with Akhmat in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Angelo Africa | |||
| Teungueth FC | |||
| Cayor Foot FC | |||
| 2018–2020 | Lanús | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Lanús | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Albion | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Gualaceo | 20 | (1) |
| 2024 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 14 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Gol Gohar | 27 | (1) |
| 2025– | Akhmat Grozny | 20 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2026 | |||
Ousmane Ndong (born 20 September 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Akhmat Grozny.[2] Besides Senegal, he has played in Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Iran and Russia.[3][4]
Ndong started out as a central midfielder, spending his early youth years in Senegal with Angelo Africa, Teungueth FC and Cayor Foot FC.[5][6] In 2018, Ndong moved to Argentina to join Primera División team Lanús.[6][7][8] He played in their academy for two years, latterly as captain, whilst transforming into a centre-back.[6] He made the breakthrough into Luis Zubeldía's first-team in mid-2020.[6][9] 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.[2][6][10] On 3 January 2022 it was confirmed, that Ndong's contract with Lanús had been terminated.[11]
At the end of February 2022, Ndong moved to Uruguayan Primera División side Albion.[2]
On 21 July 2025, Ndong signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.[12]
Personal life
Born in Dakar, Ndong was born with two brothers and one sister.[7] His father is a retired policeman, while his mother (d. 2019) was a doctor.[7][13] He was childhood friends with Sadio Mané.[6] In 2019, in Argentina, Ndong was robbed at gunpoint.[6] He also suffered racist abuse while in the South American country.[6][7] It took him nine months to learn Spanish, having only previously spoken French and partial English.[14] 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.[6]