Lucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong (born 9 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UE Cornellà.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cornellà | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Camrail Sports Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Matelots | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cetef | ||
| 2007–2009 | Les Astres | ||
| 2009–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | Oviedo B | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Oviedo | 49 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Noja | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | Arroyo | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Villanovense | 32 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Caudal | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Villanovense | 38 | (2) |
| 2017 | Alcorcón | 16 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Almería | 59 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Extremadura | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cornellà | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Cameroon U20 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2017– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||
Club career
editOwona was born in Douala, and made his senior debut with AS Matelots in 2005. After spells at AS Cetef de Bonabéri and Les Astres FC,[1] he agreed to a contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 10 September 2009.[2]
After only appearing for PSG's B-team in Championnat de France amateur, Owona moved to Spain and joined Real Oviedo Vetusta on 31 January 2011.[3] Although he did not play with the side due to bureaucratic problems, he was still promoted to the first team in Segunda División B on 28 May.[4]
After leaving Oviedo, Owona continued to appear in the third level but also in Tercera División in the following years, representing SD Noja,[5] Arroyo CP, CF Villanovense (two stints)[6][7] and Caudal Deportivo.[8] In 2015, while representing Villanovense, he suffered racial abuse from the supporters of Real Betis B.[9]
On 17 January 2017, Owona signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side AD Alcorcón.[10] He made his professional debut the following day, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Deportivo Alavés.[11]
Owona scored his first professional goal on 19 February 2017, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.[12] On 22 July he terminated his contract,[13] and signed a three-year deal with fellow second-tier club UD Almería just hours later.[14]
On 22 January 2020, after suffering a serious injury, Owona cut ties with the Rojiblancos.[15] On 23 September, after nine months without a club, he signed for Extremadura UD in the third tier.[16]
International career
editAfter representing Cameroon at under-20 level, Owona was included in Hugo Broos's final 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[17]
After failing to appear during the whole tournament, Owona made his full international debut on 13 June 2017, starting in a 0–4 friendly loss against Colombia.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Présentation d'Owona Ndong, recrue du PSG ?" [Presentation of Owona-Ndong, addition of PSG?] (in French). PSG Mag. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain Sign Young Cameroonian Player Lucien Owona Ndong". Goal.com. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Pascual, jugador del Vetusta, se incorpora a la primera plantilla del Real Oviedo" [Pascual, Vetusta player, joins the first team of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). RTPA. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Owona es el primer fichaje" [Owona is the first signing] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Owona, que no jugará en Marruecos, ficha por el Noja cántabro" [Owona, who will not play in Morocco, signs for Cantabrian Noja] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "El Villanovense firma al central nigeriano [sic] Owona y al meta Alvaro" [Villanovense sign Nigerian stopper Owona and goalkeeper Alvaro] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Llega Owona como regalo de Reyes" [Owona arrives as the gift of the Magi] (in Spanish). CF Villanovense. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ ""Owona" Nuevo jugador del Caudal Deportivo" ["Owona" new player of Caudal Deportivo] (in Spanish). Caudal Deportivo. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "El Villanovense denuncia al Betis B por gritos racistas de su afición" [Villanovense report Betis B for racist shouting of their supporters] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Lucien Owona, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Lucien Owona, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Ibai toca a las puertas de 'semis'" [Ibai knocks on 'semis' door] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "El Zaragoza se encuentra un punto al final" [Zaragoza find a point in the end] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Owona se desvincula de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Owona leaves A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "El central camerunés Lucien Owona, octavo fichaje del Almería" [The Cameroonian stopper Lucien Owona, eighth signing of Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "René, Owona and Chema leave UD Almería". UD Almería. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Owona, nueva incorporación azulgrana" [Owona, new blue-and-red addition] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Coupe des Confédérations: la liste finale du Cameroun". Afrik-Foot (in French). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
edit- Lucien Owona at BDFutbol
- Lucien Owona at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lucien Owona at Soccerway