Oumar Ngom

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|March|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Niort, France

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Pau

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 2012–2021

| youthclubs1 = Niort

| years1 = 2021–2023

| clubs1 = Niort II

| caps1 = 31

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2021–2023

| clubs2 = Niort

| caps2 = 2

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| clubs3 = Pau II

| years3 = 2023–

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 1

| clubs4 = Pau

| years4 = 2023–

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam1 = Mauritania U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Mauritania

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 12 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 15 June 2024

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Oumar Ngom (born 9 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for {{French football updater|Pau}} club Pau FC.{{Soccerway|id=oumar-ngom/780898|access-date=9 August 2023}} Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Having grown up between Tillou and Chef-Boutonne, Oumar Ngom went through the youth ranks of the Niort, starting to play with the reserve team in National 3 during the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/chamois-niortais/football-ligue-2-oumar-ngom-100-pourcent-chamois-du-reve-a-la-realite-56f795a2-e4fa-11ed-9757-e35473d4e313|title=Football – Ligue 2. Oumar Ngom, 100 % Chamois, du rêve à la réalité|first=Jérôme|last=JARNOUX|date=28 April 2023|website=Courrier de l'Ouest}}{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=Elliott |date=13 September 2021 |title=Football (N3) : Niort (b) corrige Lège-Cap-Ferret (3–0) |work=La Nouvelle République |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/deux-sevres/football-n3-niort-b-corrige-lege-cap-ferret-3-0 |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{Cite news |date=5 December 2021 |title=Football (N3) : les jeunes Chamois ne confirment pas |work=La Nouvelle République |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/niort/football-n3-les-jeunes-chamois-ne-confirment-pas |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Jannin |first=Marie-Valérie |date=11 December 2021 |title=La réserve des Chamois doit s'affirmer face à Libourne |work={{ill|Le Courrier de l'Ouest|fr}} |publisher=Ouest-France |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/foot-amateur/football-national-3-la-reserve-des-chamois-doit-s-affirmer-face-a-libourne-71ecde50-59bc-11ec-8b71-6956ea426804 |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Oumar NGOM, première convocation avec les pros aux Chamois |url=https://fcboutonnais.footeo.com/actualite/2022/01/28/oumar-ngom-premiere-convocation-avec-les-pros-aux-chamois.html |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Football Club Boutonnais |publisher=footeo |language=fr}}

First appearing in the main team squad in early 2022,{{Cite news |last=Merlin |first=Noah |date=14 February 2022 |title=Chamois : Cassubie out, Ngom de retour à Grenoble |work=Le Courrier de l'Ouest |publisher=Ouest-France |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/chamois-niortais/football-ligue-2-chamois-cassubie-out-ngom-de-retour-a-grenoble-3505cea0-8dad-11ec-a6c9-d7629bbac447 |access-date=7 March 2022}} he made his professional debut for Niort on 5 March 2022, replacing Nacim El Hassani at the 61st minute of a 0–1 Ligue 2 home loss to AC Ajaccio.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2022 |title=Résultats Ligue 2: Succès 0–1 de l'AC Ajaccio face à Niort |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/football/3246971-20220305-resultats-ligue-2-succes-0-1-de-l-ac-ajaccio-face-a-niort |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=20 minutes |language=fr}}

= Pau FC =

On 9 July 2023, Ngom signed his first professional contract with Pau FC.{{Cite web |date=9 July 2023 |title=Football – National. Oumar Ngom rejoint le Pau FC (Ligue 2) |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/chamois-niortais/football-ligue-2-oumar-ngom-rejoint-pau-fc-ligue-2-cec57afa-1e4c-11ee-9003-26e76e54b646 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Courrier de l'Ouest |language=fr}}

International career

Of Senegalese and Mauritanian descent—his father, Cheikh Ngom, was a Mauritania international in the '80s{{Cite news |last=Debeaux |first=Martial |date=24 February 2021 |title=Football (CAN U17) : le Niortais Oumar Ngom a découvert la sélection de Mauritanie |work=La Nouvelle République |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/niort/football-can-u17-le-niortais-oumar-ngom-a-decouvert-la-selection-de-mauritanie |access-date=7 March 2022}}—, he became a youth international for his father's country, playing the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification in 2021 and scoring a goal despite his team failing to reach the final tournament.