André Onana

André Onana

Onana in training with Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996[1]
Place of birth Nkol Ngok, Cameroon[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number 24
Youth career
Samuel Eto'o Academy
2010–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Ajax 12 (0)
2015–Jong Ajax 39 (0)
National team
Cameroon youth
2016– Cameroon 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2016

André Onana (born 2 April 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Ajax, as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Nkol Ngok, Cameroon,[2] Onana spent his youth career at the Samuel Eto'o Academy in Cameroon and at Barcelona.

In early January 2015, it was announced that he would join Dutch club Ajax in July 2015.[4] The transfer was brought forward later that month.[5][6][7] He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in February 2015.[2]

International career

Onana was named in Cameroon's squad for a friendly against France in May 2016.[8] Onana debuted for Cameroon in a friendly 2-1 win over Gabon in September 2016.[9]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2016
Club statistics
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 2016–17[2] Eredivisie 1200050170
Career total 1200050170

References

  1. André OnanaUEFA competition record
  2. 1 2 3 4 André Onana profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. "André Onana profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  4. Oluwashina Okeleji (4 January 2015). "Cameroon's Onana to join Ajax from Barcelona". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. "Talentvolle Onana lost keepersprobleem Ajax op" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. "Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". Soccerway. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. "Barca's Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". FourFourTwo. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. "Cameroon's Moukandjo to miss friendly against France". BBC. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. "Cameroun - Gabon : 2 - 1". CamFoot.


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