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 International Honours Genk Belgian First Division: 1998–99 Belgian Cup: 1997–98 References 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Conakry Guinean footballers Belgian people of Guinean descent Association football forwards Guinea international footballers Guinea youth international footballers 1994 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Süper Lig players La Liga players English Football League players K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E. players K.S.K. Beveren players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers K.R.C. Genk players Stoke City F.C. players UD Las Palmas players C.S. Visé players Guinean expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England