Ely Cheikh Ould Voulany

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Ely Cheikh Voulany
Personal information
Full name Ely Cheikh Ould Samba El Voulany
Date of birth (1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Nouakchott, Mauritania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shabaab al Jabal
Youth career
Garde Nationale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 ACS Ksar
2009 Nasr de Sebkha
2010–2016 Tevragh-Zeina (30)
2015 → Al-Nahda (loan) (9)
2017–2019 Nouadhibou (0)
2019 Al-Talaba (1)
2019–2020 Nouadhibou (0)
2020 Al-Minaa (0)
2020–2021 Wej (3)
2021 Kumait (3)
2021–2022 ASAC Concorde
2022– Shabaab al Jabal
International career‡
2008–2018 Mauritania 28 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2018

Ely Cheikh Voulany (born 31 December 1988) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a forward for Libyan club Shabaab al Jabal and the Mauritania national team.

Club career[edit]

Voulany started playing with Garde Nationale, then moved to ACS Ksar and played for them for two seasons, then moved to Nasr de Sebkha.[1]

In the 2010 season, Voulany moved to play with Tevragh-Zeina, and in his first season he was able to win the Mauritanian President's Cup with them and scored one of the winning goals in the final, which was the club's first title in this tournament.[2] In his second season with the team in 2011, Voulany returned to give Tevragh-Zeina its second title in the same tournament, and scored one of the winning goals in the final also against his former team, ACS Ksar.[3] In his third season with the team in 2012, Voulany returned to help his Tevragh-Zeina team win its first title as Mauritanian Premier League.[4] After the 2014 season, Voulany became the top scorer in the Mauritanian league for three consecutive seasons, and Egyptian and Moroccan clubs began trying to sign him.[5] After a crisis between the team's coach and most of its stars,[6] the club loaned Voulany to the Omani club Al-Nahda in January 2015 for a period of five months with an option to purchase.[7]

Voulany played with Al-Nahda and contributed his goals to the team in the Oman Professional League[8] and the AFC Cup.[9] He was able to score 5 goals in the first 6 matches.[10] After the end of the season, Al-Nahda decided to abandon Voulany and not renew his loan or obtain his contract permanently.[11] After returning to his team, Tevragh-Zeina, he was able to win the Mauritanian Premier League title with them for the 2016 season.[12]

Voulany signed an one-year deal with Nouadhibou on 17 August 2017.[13] In his first match with the team in the league, he was able to score two goals to lead his team to a 2–0 victory against ASAC Concorde and obtain the first 3 points.[14] At the end of the season, he won the Premier League title with them.[15] The team also relied a lot on the player in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup due to his goals that either won the team or saved it from losing in several matches in the tournament.[16]

Voulany also played professionally in the Iraqi Premier League. Where he moved to the Iraqi club Al-Talaba on September 25, 2019,[17] and then on February 25, 2020, he moved to the Iraqi club Al-Minaa.[18] He also later became a professional in the Saudi Arabia, where he moved on September 24, 2020, to the Saudi club Wej.[19][20] And on January 30, 2021, he moved to Kumait.[21]

International career[edit]

Voulany was called up to the Mauritania national team for the first time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He started of Mauritania's opening matche against Ethiopia.[22]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[23]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 June 2008 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–1 1–6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 18 January 2014 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa  Burundi 1–0 2–3 2014 African Nations Championship
3. 24 March 2018 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania  Guinea 2–0 2–0 Friendly match

Honours[edit]

Tevragh-Zeina

Nouadhibou

Individual

  • Super D1 top scorer (Golden Boot): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

References[edit]

  1. ^ "إيتو موريتانيا.. الفلاني يفتح صفحة جديدة في مسيرة مليئة بالأهداف". kooora.com (in Arabic). February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "موريتانيا: فريق آس تفرغ زينه يتوج بطلا للكأس المحلية". kooora.com (in Arabic). October 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "تفرغ زينه يتوج بطلاً لكأس موريتانيا". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "فريق تفرغ زينه يتوج بطلاً للدوري الموريتاني قبل جولة واحدة من النهاية". kooora.com (in Arabic). June 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "منافسة مصرية مغربية على الموريتاني الفلاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). August 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "أزمة بين مدرب تفرغ زين ونجوم الفريق". kooora.com (in Arabic). November 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "النهضة العماني يتوصل لاتفاق لاستعارة هداف الدوري الموريتاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). January 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "الموريتاني علي الشيخ اولد فولاني يقود فريقه إلى الفوز بهدفين، "النهضة" العماني يهزم نظيره "صور" ضمن منافسات "عمانتل للمحترفين"". omantoday.net (in Arabic). May 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "خسارة ثقيلة للسلام زغرتا في عُمان". al-akhbar.com (in Arabic). April 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "الفلاني يقاطع تدريبات النهضة العماني". kooora.com (in Arabic). February 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "النهضة العماني يعيد الفلاني لتفرغ زين الموريتاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). August 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "رسميا.. تفرغ زين بطلا للدوري الموريتاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). May 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "نواذيبو يتعاقد رسميا مع الفلاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). August 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "الفلاني يقود نواذيبو لإسقاط الوئام". kooora.com (in Arabic). September 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "تفرغ زينة يهدي نواذيبو لقب الدوري الموريتاني". kooora.com (in Arabic). April 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "الفلاني أمل نواذيبو في مواجهة الرجاء". kooora.com (in Arabic). March 14, 2018.
  17. ^ "نجم عربي محترف ينضم للطلبة". al-aalem.com (in Arabic). September 25, 2019.
  18. ^ "الفلاني يصل البصرة للانضمام إلى الميناء". kooora.com (in Arabic). February 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "نجم المنتخب الوطني " اعل الشيخ الفلاني " يوقع لنادي وج السعودي الناشط في دوري الدرجة الثانية السعودي". mauritania.mix (in Arabic). September 24, 2020.
  20. ^ "الموريتاني غوشي يقترب من نادٍ سعودي". kooora.com (in Arabic). October 12, 2020.
  21. ^ "القناص اعل الشيخ الفلاني يوقع مع نادي كميت السعودي". taga.rim.sport (in Arabic). January 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "Mauritania vs Ethiopia". National-Football-Teams.com. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  23. ^ "General Information about the player Ely Cheikh Voulany". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

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