Obbi Oularé

Mamadou Obbi Oularé (born 8 January 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lierse. He is the son of former professional Guinean footballer Souleymane Oularé.[3]

Obbi Oularé
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Obbi Oularé[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996[2]
Place of birth Waregem, Belgium
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lierse
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2005 F.C. Brussels
2005–2006 R.S.C. Anderlecht
2006–2011 Lille OSC
2011–2012 ES Wasquehal
2012–2013 Standard Liège
2013–2014 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Club Brugge 25 (4)
2015–2019 Watford 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 10 (1)
2017 → Willem II (loan) 11 (3)
2017–2018 → Antwerp (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2019 → Standard Liège (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2021 Standard Liège 26 (4)
2021–2023 Barnsley 2 (0)
2022–2023 → RWDM (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Lierse 8 (2)
International career‡
2013–2014 Belgium U18 6 (4)
2014 Belgium U19 5 (6)
2015–2019 Belgium U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Club Brugge

Oularé came through the youth ranks at Lille OSC and signed for Belgian side Club Brugge in 2013.[4] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 14 September 2014 against K.R.C. Genk. He replaced Nikola Storm after 64 minutes.[5] His first league start came on 21 September 2014 against K.V. Kortrijk, in which he also scored his first league goal in a man of the match performance.[6] On 20 August 2015, while playing for Club Brugge, Oularé tweeted an apology for his lackluster performance coming off the bench against Manchester United in a Champions League playoff game at Old Trafford.[7] Earlier that day, it was widely reported in the Belgian press that Club Brugge's manager Michel Preud'homme had given Oularé a dressing down in front of his teammates in the dressing room after that game.[8]

Watford

On 1 September 2015, Oularé signed for Premier League side Watford for an undisclosed fee rumored to be around £6m on a five-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club in an FA Cup tie against Newcastle United on 9 January 2016. He was substituted at half time.[10] He made his Premier League debut, against Swansea City in a 1–0 Watford defeat, coming on as a substitute for Valon Behrami in the 87th minute.

Barnsley

On 26 July 2021, Oularé signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Barnsley.[11] On 1 February 2022, Oularé returned to his native Belgium by joining Belgian First Division B side RWD Molenbeek on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12]

Lierse

On 25 May 2023, Oularé agreed to move to Lierse on a two-year contract.[13]

Career statistics
As of 30 January 2018 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 19332—8[lower-alpha 1]2307
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 6100—3[lower-alpha 2]192
Total 25432—113399
Watford 2015–16[15] Premier League 201000—30
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 10110——111
Willem II (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 11300—00113
Antwerp (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 10200—00102
Career total 581052001137413
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Two appearances and a goal in the Champions League and an appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Club Brugge

References
  1. "Premier League - Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 43. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile Mamadou Obbi Oularé". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. Skill Hunter: Obbi Oulare
  4. "Obbi Oulare has signed a three-year contract". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  5. "Genk vs. Club Brugge - 14 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  6. "Club kan feesten in Jan Breydel na 5-0 tegen Kortrijk". demorgen.be. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  7. "Obbi Oulare on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  8. "Preud'homme pakt Oulare aan voor volle kleedkamer". hln.be. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  9. "Watford sign Obbi Oulare, Adlene Guedioura and Victor Ibarbo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. "Watford 1-0 Newcastle". BBC. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. "Obbi Oularé signs for The Reds". Barnsley FC. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. "Oularé returns to Belgium". Barnsley FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. "WELKOM, OBBI OULARE!" [WELCOME, OBBI OULARE!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  14. Obbi Oularé at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Obbi Oularé in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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