Ousmane Fané
Ousmane Fané (born 13 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Penang as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penang | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Bayonne | ||
| 2010–2011 | Paris | ||
| 2012–2014 | Racing Paris | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | GSI Pontivy | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Lyn | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kidderminster Harriers | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Oldham Athletic | 80 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | UiTM | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | UiTM | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Morecambe | 28 | (0) |
| 2023– | Penang | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 2 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Paris, Fané spent his early career in France and Norway with Bayonne, Paris, Racing Paris, GSI Pontivy and FK Lyn.[1][2][3] After playing with English club Kidderminster Harriers, he signed a two-year contract with Oldham Athletic in August 2016.[4] At the end of the 2017–18 season, when Oldham were relegated to League Two, the club exercised an option to extend Fané's contract.[5] In July 2018 he broke his leg and dislocated his ankle.[6][7] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] On 3 December 2019, Fané signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on a deal until the end of the season, with an option of a further year.[9][10] He left the club on 2 January 2020 for personal reasons and moved back to his native France in order to be nearer to his family.[11] In February 2020 he signed for Malaysian club UiTM.[12] In March 2021 he signed for Indonesian club Persiraja Banda Aceh.[13] He returned to UiTM in April 2021.[14] On 18 January 2022, Fané returned to England to join Morecambe, linking back up with former manager Stephen Robinson, who had brought him to Oldham.[15][16] He left Morecambe by mutual consent on 2 January 2023.[17] On 4 January 2023, Fané returned to Malaysia and signed for Penang.[18]
Personal life
In July 2020 Fané missed the birth of his first child in Paris due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 8 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Paris | 2012–13[3] | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| GSI Pontivy | 2014–15[3] | CFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FK Lyn | 2015[20] | 2. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16[3] | National League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[21] | League One | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 2017–18[22] | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
| UiTM FC | 2020[3] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021[3] | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Morecambe | 2021–22[24] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022–23[25] | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Profile" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Harriers Online. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Ousmane Fané at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Ousmane Fane: Oldham Athletic sign Kidderminster Harriers midfielder". BBC Sport. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic release seven after relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Fane Ruled Out For Four Months". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
- ^ "Ousmane Fane: Oldham Athletic midfielder faces four-month leg injury absence". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018.
- ^ "UPDATE: Retained List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
- ^ "Ousmane Fané Joins Town". Shrewsbury Town FC official site. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Ousmane Fane: Shrewsbury Town sign French midfielder on deal until end of the season". BBC Sport. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Louis Thompson, Luke McCormick and Ousmane Fane leave Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Football: UiTM wrap up foreign signings with Ataya | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Persiraja Banda Aceh Datangkan Ousmane Fane". 26 March 2021.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (27 April 2021). "UiTM hope to save their season by signing Fane | New Straits Times". NST Online.
- ^ "Ousmane Fane signs a short-term deal with the Shrimps". www.morecambefc.com. 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Morecambe sign midfielder Fane". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Fane Departs Via Mutual Consent".
- ^ Penang F.C. [@officialpenangfc] (4 January 2023). "Ousmane Fane kini Harimau Kumbang..!" [Ousmane Fane is now a Black Panther..!] (in Malay). Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (21 July 2020). "UITM player misses birth of first child due to Covid-19 | New Straits Times". NST Online.
- ^ "Profile" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ousmane Fané in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2022.