Omar Daf

Omar Daf
Personal information
Full nameOmar Daf
Date of birth12 February 1977
Place of birthDakar, Senegal
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
–1995US Gorée
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995-1996Westerlo2(0)
1996-1997Thonon-Chablais4(0)
1997–2009Sochaux188(0)
2009–2012Brest78(1)
2012–2013Sochaux5(0)
National team
1998–2012Senegal55(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Omar Daf (born 12 February 1977 in Dakar) is a former Senegalese football player. He played for the Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also holds a French passport and spent most of his playing career at the French club Sochaux-Montbéliard.

Career

Born in Dakar, Daf began playing football with US Gorée. At age 17, a Belgian football scout, Karel Brokken, recruited him to Belgian Second Division side K.V.C. Westerlo, where he began his professional career. A year later, he joined French side Thonon FC before embarking on a 12-year spell with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1997.[1]

On 4 August 2009, Daf moved to Ligue 2 team Stade Brestois and three years later, rejoined Sochaux.

References

  1. Sané, Mamadou Lamine (23 January 2012). "La force tranquille" (PDF) (in French). Enquete Plus.

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