Ignatius Ganago
Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club RC Lens as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignatius Kpene Ganago | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | EFCB | ||
| 2017 | Nice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice II | 13 | (9) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice | 52 | (6) |
| 2020– | Lens | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:38, 26 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Ganago was a member of the Cameroonian youth academy EFCB, and joined OGC Nice in 2017.[2]
Nice
Ganago made his professional debut for Nice in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win against Monaco on 9 September 2017 coming on for Mario Balotelli in the 74th minute, during which he also scored his first goal for the club.[3]
International career
Ganago debuted for the senior Cameroon national football team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019.[5] Later that month his club Nice refused to release him for the Under-23 AFCON tournament.[6]
Career statistics
References
- Ignatius Ganago at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf". www.paulnehf.de.
- "Nice vs. Monaco - 9 September 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Ignatius Ganago au RC Lens". Ligue 1. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Tunisia vs. Cameroon - 12 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "Nice refuse to release Cameroon's Ignatius Ganago for Under-23 Afcon". 30 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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