Souleymane Oularé (born 16 October 1972) is a Guinean retired professional footballer who played as a forward. His son Obbi is also a professional footballer.
Career Oularé 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 (Turkey), UD Las Palmas (Spain), Stoke City (England), K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder and C.S. Visé (both Belgium).
Oularé 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. 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 Oularé's backside. This went down in folklore among Stoke City fans as they won the tie 3–2 and went on to win promotion. He never got a chance the following season and was released in 2003.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupPlay-offsTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSint-Niklase1991–92Belgian Second Division245———245Beveren1992–93Belgian First Division145———1451993–94Belgian First Division143———143Total288000000288Waregem1994–95Belgian Second Division2616———26161995–96Belgian First Division143———143Total49190000004019Genk1996–97Belgian First Division244———2441997–98Belgian First Division2714———27141998–99Belgian First Division3117———31171999–2000Belgian First Division22———22Total84370000008437Fenerbahçe1999–20001. Lig115———115Las Palmas2000–01La Liga175———175Stoke City2001–02Second Division10000011212002–03First Division000000—00Total1000001121Heusden-Zolder2003–04Belgian First Division131———131Visé2004–05Belgian Second Division00———002005–06Belgian Third Division41———41Total4100000041Career total2228100001122382
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuinea199233199330199420199762199853199911200010200421Total2310
International goals Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 August 1992 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad 1–0 3–0 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2. 30 August 1992 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 2–1 2–2 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 3. 20 December 1992 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 2–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 12 January 1997 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 1–0 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 8 June 1998 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 3–1 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 8 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations 7. 11 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 1–2 2–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations 8. 2–2 9. 24 January 1999 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 1–0 1–1 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 10. 28 April 2004 Stade Jacques-Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, France 2–2 2–4 Friendly
Honours Genk Belgian First Division: 1998–99 Belgian Cup: 1997–98
Stoke City Football League Second Division play-offs: 2002
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