Ousman Marong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ousman Marong | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kololi, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sileks | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Superstars Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Trayal Kruševac | 14 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Akademija Pandev | 31 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Radnik Surdulica | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Voska Sport | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sileks | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Gambia U23 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 | |||
Ousman Marong (born 21 June 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sileks in the Macedonian First Football League.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Kololi, Marong started playing in Gambia at the Superstars Academy. They sent him on loan to Israeli club Beitar Nes Tubruk where he made 24 appearances and scored 9 goals in the 2017–18 Israeli youth league.[2]
In the winter-break of the 2018–19 season, he signed with Serbian club Trayal Kruševac[3] along his compatriot Lamin Jobe.[4] Marong adapted immediately in Serbia, contributing with 6 goals in 14 appearances in the second-half of the season. His performances called the attention of bigger clubs, and by June there were rumors he was going to sign with current Serbian champions, Red Star Belgrade.[5]
International career
[edit]Before arriving to Serbia, Marong had already been member of the Gambian U-23 national team.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 June 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trayal Kruševac[7] | 2018–19 | Serbian First League | 14 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2019–20 | Serbian First League | 26 | 5 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Leumit | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 2020–21 | Serbian First League | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Akademija Pandev | 2021–22 | Macedonian First League | 31 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 19 | — | — | 97 | 19 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ousman Marong at Soccerway
- ^ Ousman Marong at football.org.il
- ^ "Marong, Ousman". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Serbian side sign Gambian duo Archived 2019-03-20 at archive.today at gambiasports.com, 13-2-2019, retrieved 25-6-2019
- ^ Zvezda kupuje Maronga iz Trajala, pa ga šalje u Grafičar at Sportski žurnal, 17-6-2019, retrieved 25-6-2019 (in Serbian)
- ^ Ousman Marong at superstarsfc.nexits.net
- ^ "Marong, Ousman 2018–19 season". Serbian First League official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Gambian men's footballers
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players
- FK Trayal Kruševac players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- RFK Grafičar Beograd players
- Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
- FC AP Brera Strumica players
- FK Radnik Surdulica players
- Serbian First League players
- Liga Leumit players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia