Jesús Owono

Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng (born 1 March 2001) is a Spanish-raised Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera División club San Ignacio and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

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

Jesús Owono

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng[1]
Date of birth	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001[1]
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea [1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper[1]
Club information
Current team	San Ignacio
Youth career
2009–2013	Antiguoko
2013–2017	Real Sociedad
2016–2017	→ Antiguoko (loan)
2017–	Alavés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Alavés B	0	(0)
2019–	San Ignacio	1	(0)
National team^‡
	Basque Country U16
2019–	Equatorial Guinea	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Early life

Owono was born in Bata and moved to the Basque Country, Spain during his childhood. He joined Antiguoko at age 8.[2] He represented the Basque Country at under–16 level.[2]

International career

Owono, at the age of 17, received his first senior call up by Equatorial Guinea in September 2018.[3] He made his debut on 25 March 2019, playing all the second half of a 2-3 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia.

References

1. Jesús Owono at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
2. "Acción Sport". Jesús Lázaro Ngua. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
3. Ortiz de Urbina, Natxo (24 September 2018). "Un juvenil del Glorioso convocado con la absoluta de Guinea (Vídeo)" (in Spanish). Kirol Exprés. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

External links

• "Homenaje" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.