Ousmane Viera

International

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viera goal.

Viera was selected by coach Gérard Gili to be part of Ivory Coast's under-23 team during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. There, he played in four matches, as his side reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Nigeria. Viera made his debut for Ivory Coast on 7 September 2013 under coach Sabri Lamouchi in a 1–1 draw against Morocco during the successful 2014 World Cup qualifiers. He was named in Lamouchi's 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup final tournament, but he did not play in a single match there. Subsequently, Viera played four games during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, helping his side qualify to the final tournament. There, he played under coach Hervé Renard in the group-stage 1–0 win against Cameroon and later in the semi-final 3–1 victory over DR Congo. Ivory Coast ultimately won the tournament, though Viera did not feature in the final against Ghana. When Kolo Touré retired from international football, he referred to Viera as the "new Minister of Defence." Viera scored his only international goal in a 2–0 friendly win against Angola. He went on to play three matches in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and two during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Viera made his last appearance for the national team on 4 June 2016 in a 2–1 friendly victory over Gabon, totaling 19 matches with one goal for The Elephants.

RC Daloa

Viera was born on 21 December 1986 in Daloa, Ivory Coast. He began playing senior-level football at local club RC Daloa in 2003. Over the course of five seasons, he played 83 matches, scoring three goals in the Ivorian league.

CFR Cluj and Internațional Curtea de Argeș

In January 2008, Viera, along with compatriots Lacina Traoré, Emmanuel Koné and Lamine Camara, moved to Romania to join CFR Cluj. Viera made his Liga I debut on 1 March 2009 under coach Aleš Jindra in a 1–0 victory against Otopeni. At the end of the season, the team won the Cupa României, but coach Toni Conceição did not use Viera in the 3–0 win over Politehnica Timișoara in the final. For the 2009–10 season, Viera and Emmanuel Koné were sent on loan by CFR to Internațional Curtea de Argeș.

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

In the summer of 2010, Viera joined Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He scored his first Liga I goal on 12 September 2011 in a 5–1 win over Mioveni. During the 2012–13 season, he netted a career-best four goals to help Pandurii finish in second place.

Rizespor and Adanaspor

In June 2013, Viera joined Turkish side Rizespor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 17 August under coach Rıza Çalımbay in a 1–0 win against Gençlerbirliği. On 20 April 2014, he scored his first goal in the competition in a 3–1 victory over Konyaspor. He played regularly for Rizespor during his three-season stint. In the summer of 2016, Viera signed for Adanaspor, who had been promoted to the Turkish top…

CFR Cluj

Cupa României: 2008–09 Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2015