Igor Engonga

Igor Engonga Noval (born 4 January 1995) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League 2 club Doxa Drama FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a centre back, he can also play as a central midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Engonga and the second or maternal family name is Noval.
Igor Engonga
Personal information
Full name Igor Engonga Noval
Date of birth (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Doxa Drama
Number 2
Youth career
Amistad
Reocin
2007–2012 Racing Santander
2012–2013 Gimnástica Torrelavega
2013–2014 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Gimnástica Torrelavega 14 (3)
2014–2015 Celta B 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Tropezón (loan) 25 (0)
2015–2016 Portugalete 25 (0)
2016–2019 Almería B 75 (7)
2019– Doxa Drama 1 (0)
National team‡
2015– Equatorial Guinea 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019

Club career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Engonga graduated from Gimnástica de Torrelavega's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 campaign, being relegated from Segunda División B.

On 13 December 2013 Engonga joined Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the Juvenil squad.[1] On 7 August 2014 he joined third-tier CD Tropezón, in a season-long loan deal.[2]

On 31 July 2015, Engonga moved to Club Portugalete also in the third division.[3] The following 16 July, he signed for Tercera División club UD Almería B.[4]

In August 2019, Engonga joined Greek Super League Two club Doxa Drama FC.[5]

International career

Engonga's paternal grandfather, Vicente Engonga Nguema, was born in Bisabat, Kié-Ntem, making him eligible to both Equatorial Guinea and Spain.

On 7 January 2015 Engonga made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Cape Verde.[6] A day later, he was included in Esteban Becker's 23-man list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[7] but did not play at the tournament, in which his country finished fourth on home soil.

Engonga scored his first goal for Equatorial Guinea on 6 June 2015, the only goal in the 17th minute to win an away friendly against Andorra.[8]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2015Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra1–01–0Friendly

Personal life

Igor is the son of former Equatorial Guinea national coach Óscar Engonga and the nephew of former Spanish international footballer Vicente Engonga.[8]

Statistics

International
As of 11 October 2016[9]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201561
201650
Total111
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References
  1. "Igor Engonga oficialmente es ya jugador del R.C.Celta de Vigo" [Igor Engonga already is officially a R.C. Celta de Vigo's player] (in Spanish). Gimnástica's official website. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Igor Engonga llega cedido al Tropezón" [Igor Engonga arrives on loan at Tropezón] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Fichaje | Igor Engonga | sub-23 procedente del CD Tropezón | temporada 2015–2016" [Signing | Igor Engonga | under-23 from CD Tropezón | 2015–16 season] (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. "Un Engonga en Almería" [An Engonga in Almería] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. "Igor Engonga se va al fútbol griego" (in Spanish). Contrameta.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Hopeful tie of the Nzalang against Cape Verde". Equatorial Guinea. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. "Igor Engonga disputará la Copa de África con Guinea Ecuatorial" [Igor Engonga will play the African Cup with Equatorial Guinea] (in Spanish). Deporte Cabezón. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. "Igor Engonga da el triunfo a Guinea Ecuatorial ante Andorra" [Igor Engonga gives Equatorial Guinea victory against Andorra] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  9. "Igor Engonga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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