Jesús Owono

This name uses Fang people from Equatorial Guinea naming customs: his surname is Owono, his father's surname is Ngua and his mother's surname is Akeng. The surnames are chosen by their respective parents.

Jesús Owono
Owono with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)[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 13
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 6 (0)
International career‡
Basque Country U16
2019– Equatorial Guinea 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

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]

Early life

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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

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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

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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 3–2 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 — — 45 0
Alavés B 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 22 0 — — 22 0
Alavés 2021–22 La Liga 1 0 4 0 — 5 0
2022–23 Segunda División 1 0 3 0 — 4 0
2023–24 La Liga 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
Total 6 0 8 0 — 14 0
Career total 73 0 8 0 0 0 81 0

International

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As of 20 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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  1. ^ "Plantilla Cadete txiki". Real Sociedad Fundazioa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jesús Owono at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Jesús Owono" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Homenaje" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Acción Sport" (in Spanish). Jesús Lázaro Ngua. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ Ortiz de Urbina, Natxo (24 September 2018). "Un juvenil del Glorioso convocado con la absoluta de Guinea (Vídeo)" (in Spanish). Kirol Exprés. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ Quintieri, Emilio (8 January 2024). "Sampdoria, niente Costa d'Avorio per Hugo Buyla: Il motivo". Club Doria 46.
  8. ^ "Jesús Owono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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