André Onana
André Onana (born 2 April 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Ajax and the Cameroon national team, as a goalkeeper.
Onana in training with Ajax in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 April 1996||
Place of birth | Nkol Ngok, Cameroon[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Samuel Eto'o Academy | |||
2010–2015 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Jong Ajax | 39 | (0) |
2016– | Ajax | 122 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Cameroon | 16 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:14, 21 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Nkol Ngok,[2] Onana joined Barcelona in 2010, after starting out at the Samuel Eto'o Foundation.[4] In early January 2015, it was announced that he would join Dutch club Ajax in July 2015.[5] The transfer was brought forward later that month.[6][7][8] He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in February 2015.[2] He signed a new contract with Ajax in May 2017, running until 2021.[9] In March 2019 he signed a further new contact, until June 2022.[10]
In May 2019, Onana spoke out about being a black goalkeeper, saying they had to work harder than their white counterparts due to misconceptions about them making mistakes.[11]
In November 2019 he said he was interested in playing in the Premier League in England.[12]
International career
Onana is a former Cameroon youth international.[5] He was named in Cameroon's squad for a friendly against France in May 2016.[13] Onana debuted for Cameroon in a 2–1 friendly win over Gabon in September 2016.[14]
Personal life
His cousin, Fabrice Ondoa, also plays as a goalkeeper.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 7 March 2020
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2014–15[2] | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2015–16[2] | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[2] | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Ajax | 2016–17[2] | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
2017–18[2] | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2018–19[2] | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
2019–20[2] | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
Total | 122 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 0 | ||
Career total | 161 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 0 |
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
- Ten appearances in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
- Appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield.
Honours
Ajax[2]
- Eredivisie: 2018–19
- KNVB Cup: 2018–19
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17[16]
Individual
- Indomitable Lion of the Year (Cameroonian footballer of the year): 2018[17]
- Best African Goalkeeper: 2018[17]
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2018–19[18]
- Yashin Trophy: 2019 (7th place)[19]
- CAF Team of the Year: 2019[20]
References
- André Onana – UEFA competition record
- André Onana at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Andre Onana - English". Ajax English.
- "Onana would "rather stay with Ajax" than compete at African Cup of Nations". Ajax Daily. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (4 January 2015). "Cameroon's Onana to join Ajax from Barcelona". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- "Talentvolle Onana lost keepersprobleem Ajax op" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- "Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". Soccerway. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- "Barca's Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". FourFourTwo. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (17 May 2017). "Onana commits future to Ajax until 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- Njie Enow (29 March 2019). "Andre Onana: Cameroon goalkeeper extends contract with Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Cameroon's Andre Onana: 'Black keepers have to work harder'". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019.
- "Cameroon keeper Andre Onana open to Premier League move". 6 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Cameroon's Moukandjo to miss friendly against France". BBC Sport. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "André Onana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- "Onana-Ondoa: El dulce momento de dos primos que se formaron en el Barça" [Onana-Ondoa: The sweet moment of two cousins who formed in Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
- "SESCO Awards 2018 : André Onana élu meilleur Lion indomptable et meilleur gardien Africain". Cameroun Sports. 17 May 2019.
- "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019". Eredivisie. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "The complete ranking of the Yashin Trophy 2019". France Football. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2019 at CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. CAF. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.