Souleymane Oulare

Souleymane Oulare

Personal information
Full name	Souleymane Oulare
Date of birth	16 October 1972
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1992	Lokeren
1992–1994	Beveren	28	(8)
1994–1996	Waregem	14	(3)
1996–1999	Genk	84	(37)
1999–2000	Fenerbahçe	11	(5)
2000–2001	Las Palmas	17	(4)
2001–2003	Stoke City	1	(0)
2004	K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder	13	(1)
2004–2006	C.S. Visé
National team
1992–2004	Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Souleymane Oulare (born 16 October 1972), is a Guinean former footballer who played as a forward. His son Obbi is also a professional footballer.

Career

He was elected Footballer of the Year in Belgium in 1999, when he won the Belgian Championship as a striker with Racing Genk, scoring 17 goals during the season. He then went on to play for Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey), UD Las Palmas (Spain), Stoke City (England), K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder and C.S. Visé (both Belgium).

Stoke City

Oulare signed for Stoke City in England in 2002. After his only league game for Stoke against Northampton Town in 2002 Oulare was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood clot in his lungs.^[1] He returned for the 2nd leg of the play-offs against Cardiff City and made a vital contribution. He came on after 71 minutes replacing Chris Iwelumo with Stoke 2–1 down, James O'Connor scored in the 88th minute to send the tie into extra time and then in the 115th minute an O'connor free-kick was deflected in off Oulare's backside^[2] and Stoke won the tie 3–2 and went on to win promotion.^[3] He never got a chance the following season and was released in 2003.^[4]

Career statistics

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2001–02	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Career Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1

References

1. "Oulare Blood Clot Confirmed". stokecityfc.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
2. "In Off Souleymane Oulare’s Backside". Campo Retro. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
3. "Cardiff City vs Stoke City". stokecityfc.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
4. "Souleymane’s Shorts". Draw For Me The Boothen.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
5. "Souleymane Oulare". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

External links

• Souleymane Oulare at National-Football-Teams.com