Oumar Diouck (born 9 November 1994) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a forward for Icelandic club

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Club career

Beerschot

Diouck began his professional career with

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side

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, but never made a competitive appearance for the club.

Antwerp

In 2011, Diouck signed with

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side Royal Antwerp. On 10 September 2011, he made his professional debut for Antwerp as a substitute in a league match against

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. On 13 October 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over

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Helmond Sport

In 2014, Diouck signed with Dutch

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side

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

. He went on to score 10 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions in the 2014–15 season.

Lommel United

In June 2015, Diouck signed with

side

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Tienen

In January 2017, Diouck trialled with Dutch

club

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. He later signed with

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side K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland for the 2017-18 season.

FC Edmonton

On 31 January 2019, Diouck signed with

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club

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 t ...

. Diouck scored 6 goals in for Edmonton in the

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, as well as one in the

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, good for the second most goals on the team, after

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. Edmonton finished the spring season in third place, but dropped to sixth in the fall season. After the 2019 season ended, Diouck announced on

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that he would not return to Edmonton for the 2020 season.

KF

On 24 June 2020, Diouck signed with Icelandic 2. deild karla side

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. He made his debut on 27 June as a substitute in a 0–1 loss to Víðir.

International career

Diouck is eligible to represent

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and

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internationally. He has represented Belgium at the U-15, U-16 and U-17 level.

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Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diouck, Oumar 1994 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Senegalese emigrants to Belgium Naturalised citizens of Belgium Belgian men's footballers Sportspeople of Senegalese descent Belgium men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Lierse S.K. players Beerschot A.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Helmond Sport players Lommel S.K. players K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland players FC Edmonton players Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar players Njarðvík FC players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eerste Divisie players Canadian Premier League players 2. deild karla players 1. deild karla players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen