El Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse (born 18 April 1990) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a

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. Niasse played top-flight football in Senegal, Norway, Turkey, Russia and England. He won the 2011

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with

Ouakam Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement in the city of Dakar, Senegal. The commune is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène Royal and Rama Yade and Senegalese writer and politician Birago Diop. Ouakam is one of the four original Lebou ...

and scored in

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's win in the 2015 Russian Cup Final. He signed for Everton for a £13.5 million transfer fee in 2016. Niasse made his full international debut for

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in 2013.

Club career

Ouakam

Born in

, Dakar Department, Niasse began his football career with hometown club

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in the second tier. He signed his first professional contract with Ouakam in 2008 and in the 2008–09 season helped his team win the Second League title by scoring 21 goals. Playing as a winger, Niasse also played a key role in Ouakam winning the

title in 2011. Niasse started a trial with Norwegian club Brann in February 2012, and after impressing signed for the club on a six-month

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. His time in Norway was hampered by poor form and injuries, and he returned to Senegal after playing just three

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matches.

Akhisar Belediyespor

After a trial period with French club

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, Niasse was offered a contract to join the club but refused the offer. He joined the summer camp of Turkish

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club

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and signed permanently with them in August 2013. Niasse scored on his debut in Turkey and ultimately finished the season with 15 goals.

Lokomotiv Moscow

Before the 2014–15 season, Niasse signed with Russian club

in July 2014 for a €5.5 million transfer fee. He scored Lokomotiv's equalising goal in the Russian Cup Final against Kuban Krasnodar on 21 May 2015 as his side went on to win 3–1 after extra time.

Everton

Niasse joined English

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club Everton on 1 February 2016 for a transfer fee of approximately £13.5 million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut for the club against

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on 20 February 2016, entering as an 80th-minute substitute for striker

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. After 152 minutes of football in his first season at the club, Niasse was not given a squad number for the following 2016–17 season. He was informed by then-Everton manager

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he would need to search for a new club during the summer 2016 transfer window, saying, " Niasse likes to play football he needs to leave Everton." However, following the close of the transfer deadline for loaning and signing players in England, he was listed as part of the 25-man Everton squad for the 2016–17 season submitted on 1 September 2016 and eventually issued squad number 24. In October 2016, Niasse was demoted to the under-23 squad and had his personal locker revoked.

Loan to Hull City

On 13 January 2017, Niasse signed a loan contract with

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until the end of the 2016–17 season with an option for a £10 million permanent transfer from Everton. He made his debut the next day as an 83rd-minute substitute for

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in a 3–1 home win against

. His first goal for Hull and in English football came on 26 January in the

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semi-final second leg against

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, where he made his first start for the club. Hull won the second leg 2–1 but ultimately lost the tie 3–2 on aggregate. Niasse scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory against

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on 4 February. On 11 March, he came on as a substitute against

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and scored both goals in a 2–1 victory. Hull were relegated to the

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at the end of the season and opted not to exercise its option to outright purchase Niasse.

Return to Everton

After returning to Everton, Niasse made his first appearance since his return as a substitute in the

third round match against

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on 20 September 2017, scoring Everton's third goal of a 3–0 win. Manager Ronald Koeman named Niasse in Everton's 25-man Premier League squad upon his return from loan and consequently issued him a squad number. However, Koeman omitted Niasse from Everton's

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squad. On 23 September, Niasse scored two goals against AFC Bournemouth in a 2–1 Premier League win, helping Everton to come back from a goal down. On 5 November, Niasse scored Everton's first goal in a 3–2 home win against

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, having been losing 2–0. Thirteen days later, he scored in a 2–2 draw away to bottom side

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. Niasse sparked controversy in the match by appearing to dive to win Everton a penalty, which was converted by

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to make the score 1–1 in the first half. He subsequently became the first Premier League player to be charged with "successful deception of a match official" under

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's new regulations. Everton appealed the verdict, but the FA rejected the appeal and Niasse received a two-match suspension.

Loan to Cardiff City

On 18 January 2019, Niasse joined fellow Premier League team

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on loan for the remainder of the season.

Return to Everton

Niasse only played 3 Premier League games during the 2019–20 season, failing to start any of them, as

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and

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were the preferred attacking options. On 26 June 2020, Everton announced that they had not extended his contract until the end of the extended

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, and he was released by the club on 1 July along with teammates

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and

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Huddersfield Town

On 26 March 2021, after a period of training with the club, Niasse signed for

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side

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. He never made an appearance for the club and left when his contract expired in June 2021.

Burton Albion

On 17 February 2022, Niasse signed for

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side

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following a short period of training with the club. Niasse scored three goals in twelve appearances in his time at the club before being released at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Morecambe

On 10 March 2023, Niasse signed for relegation threatened League One club

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on a short-term contract until the end of the season.

Macclesfield

On 23 November 2023, Niasse joined seventh-tier

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Premier Division club

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on a short-term contract. On 29 January 2024, Niasse left the club.

International career

Niasse was first selected for the Senegal national team in January 2013 as part of an all domestic-based squad. He made his debut on 15 January, starting in a 2–1 friendly loss to

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in La Serena. On 25 May 2015, Niasse scored his first international goals, a brace in a 3–1 win over

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at the

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. He last played for his country in 2018, and has appeared nine times in total, scoring three goals.

Personal life

His brother, Ibrahima Niasse, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Updated to match played 11 June 2018. Senegal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niasse goal.''

Honours

US Ouakam *

: 2011 * Senegal Second League: 2009 Lokomotiv Moscow * Russian Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

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