Oumar Niasse

El Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse(born 18 April 1990) is a Senegalese former professionalfootballerwho played as aforward.
Niasse played top-flight football in Senegal, Norway, Turkey, Russia and England. He won the 2011Senegal Premier LeaguewithOuakamand scored inLokomotiv Moscow's win in the2015 Russian Cup Final. He signed forEvertonfor a £13.5 million transfer fee in 2016. Niasse made his full international debut forSenegalin 2013.
Born inOuakam,Dakar Department, Niasse began his football career with hometown clubUS Ouakamin 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 theSenegal Premier Leaguetitle in 2011.
Niasse started a trial with Norwegian clubBrannin February 2012,and after impressing signed for the club on a six-monthloan.His time in Norway was hampered by poor form and injuries, and he returned to Senegal after playing just threeTippeligaenmatches.
After a trial period with French clubSaint-Étienne, Niasse was offered a contract to join the club but refused the offer.He joined the summer camp of TurkishSüper LigclubAkhisar Belediyesporand signed permanently with them in August 2013.Niasse scored on his debut in Turkey and ultimately finished the season with 15 goals.
Before the 2014–15 season, Niasse signed with Russian clubLokomotiv Moscowin July 2014 for a €5.5 million transfer fee.He scored Lokomotiv's equalising goal in theRussian Cup FinalagainstKuban Krasnodaron 21 May 2015 as his side went on to win 3–1 after extra time.
Niasse joined EnglishPremier LeagueclubEvertonon 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 againstAFC Bournemouthon 20 February 2016, entering as an 80th-minute substitute for strikerRomelu Lukaku.
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 managerRonald Koemanhe would need to search for a new club during the summer 2016 transfer window, saying, "[I]f 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 2016and eventually issued squad number 24.
In October 2016, Niasse was demoted to the under-23 squad and had his personal locker revoked.
On 13 January 2017, Niasse signed a loan contract withHull Cityuntil 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 forAbel Hernándezin a 3–1 home win againstAFC Bournemouth.His first goal for Hull and in English football came on 26 January in theEFL Cupsemi-final second leg againstManchester United, 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 againstLiverpoolon 4 February.On 11 March, he came on as a substitute againstSwansea Cityand scored both goals in a 2–1 victory.Hull were relegated to theChampionshipat the end of the season and opted not to exercise its option to outright purchase Niasse.
After returning to Everton, Niasse made his first appearance since his return as a substitute in theEFL Cupthird round match againstSunderlandatGoodison Parkon 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'sUEFA Europa Leaguesquad.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 againstWatford, having been losing 2–0.Thirteen days later, he scored in a 2–2 draw away to bottom sideCrystal Palace.Niasse sparked controversy in the match by appearing to dive to win Everton a penalty, which was converted byLeighton Bainesto 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" underThe Football Association's new regulations.Everton appealed the verdict, but the FA rejected the appeal and Niasse received a two-match suspension.
On 18 January 2019, Niasse joined fellow Premier League teamCardiff Cityon loan for the remainder of the season.
Niasse only played 3 Premier League games during the 2019–20 season, failing to start any of them, asDominic Calvert-LewinandRicharlisonwere the preferred attacking options.
On 26 June 2020,Evertonannounced that they had not extended his contract until the end of the extended2019–20 Premier League, and he was released by the club on 1 July along with teammatesCuco MartinaandLuke Garbutt.
On 26 March 2021, after a period of training with the club, Niasse signed forEFL ChampionshipsideHuddersfield Town.He never made an appearance for the club and left when his contract expired in June 2021.
On 17 February 2022, Niasse signed forEFL League OnesideBurton Albionfollowing 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 the2021–22 season.
On 10 March 2023, Niasse signed for relegation threatened League One clubMorecambeon a short-term contract until the end of the season.
On 23 November 2023, Niasse joined seventh-tierNorthern Premier LeaguePremier Division clubMacclesfieldon a short-term contract.On 29 January 2024, Niasse left the club.
Niasse was first selected for theSenegal national teamin January 2013 as part of an all domestic-based squad.He made his debut on 15 January, starting in a 2–1 friendly loss toChileinLa Serena.
On 25 May 2015, Niasse scored his first international goals, a brace in a 3–1 win overKosovoat theStade de Genève.He last played for his country in 2018, and has appeared nine times in total, scoring three goals.
His brother,Ibrahima Niasse, is also a professional footballer.
US Ouakam
Lokomotiv Moscow