Martin Hongla

Martin Hongla Yma II (born 16 March 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Royal Antwerp FC as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

Martin Hongla
Personal information
Full name Martin Hongla Yma II[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Royal Antwerp
Number 18
Youth career
Nkufo Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Granada B 35 (1)
2017–2019 Granada 10 (0)
2018 → Barcelona B (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Karpaty Lviv (loan) 13 (2)
2019– Royal Antwerp 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Hongla joined Granada CF in 2016, from Blaise Nkufo's Nkufo Sports Academy.[2] He was initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

Hongla made his senior debut on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mancha Real.[3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 28 January 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 defeat at Villarreal CF.[4]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Hongla was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in Segunda División.[5] On 16 January 2018, he was loaned to fellow league team FC Barcelona B, for six months.[6]

On 3 July 2019, after a six-month loan to FC Karpaty Lviv, Hongla joined Royal Antwerp FC in the Belgian First Division A.[7]

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References
  1. "Martin HONGLA". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. "Martin Hongla, convicción y atrevimiento" [Martin Hongla, confidence and audacity] (in Spanish). Granada Digital. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. "El Atlético Mancha Real debuta con un empate en Granada" [Atlético Mancha Real debut with a draw in Granada] (in Spanish). El Deporte de Jaén. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. "El Villarreal vuela sin Pato" [Villarreal fly without Pato] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. "Martin Hongla tendrá ficha con el primer equipo" [Martin Hongla will have a first team place] (in Spanish). Ideal. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. "Granada CF agree to loan of Martin Hongla". FC Barcelona. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Comunicado | El Granada CF acuerda el traspaso de Hongla al Royal Antwerp FC" [Announcement | Granada CF agree the transfer of Hongla to Royal Antwerp FC] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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