Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng (born 1 March 2001) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4]
 Owono with Equatorial Guinea in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bata, Equatorial Guinea [2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Antiguoko | ||
| 2013–2017 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Antiguoko (loan) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | San Ignacio | 45 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Alavés B | 22 | (0) |
| 2021– | Alavés | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Basque Country U16 | |||
| 2019– | Equatorial Guinea | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Owono was born in Bata and moved to the Basque Country, Spain during his childhood. He joined Antiguoko at age 8.[5] He represented the Basque Country at under–16 level.[5]
Club career edit
Owono made his La Liga debut for Alavés on 2 January 2022. He is the first Equatorial Guinea international footballer born in the country to appear in a Spanish top-league match.
International career edit
Owono, at the age of 17, received his first senior call up by Equatorial Guinea in September 2018.[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2019, playing the whole second half of a 2–3 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 19 May 2021[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Ignacio | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tercera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Alavés B | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
International edit
- As of 20 November 2023[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Plantilla Cadete txiki". Real Sociedad Fundazioa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jesús Owono at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Jesús Owono" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Homenaje" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Acción Sport" (in Spanish). Jesús Lázaro Ngua. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Ortiz de Urbina, Natxo (24 September 2018). "Un juvenil del Glorioso convocado con la absoluta de Guinea (Vídeo)" (in Spanish). Kirol Exprés. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Quintieri, Emilio (8 January 2024). "Sampdoria, niente Costa d'Avorio per Hugo Buyla: Il motivo". Club Doria 46.
- ^ "Jesús Owono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links edit
- Jesús Owono at BDFutbol
- Jesús Owono at National-Football-Teams.com
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