Franck Omgba

Emmanuel Franck Omgba Opono Edoa (born 4 July 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who most recently played for Spanish club CD Alcoyano as a midfielder.

Franck Omgba
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Franck Omgba Opono Edoa
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
APEJES
2009–2011 Torrellano Illice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Torrellano Illice 13 (0)
2011–2012 Huracán 14 (0)
2012 Girona 0 (0)
2012–2014 Elche Ilicitano 64 (0)
2014–2016 Oviedo 43 (7)
2016–2017 Hércules 20 (0)
2017–2019 Alcoyano 38 (0)
National team
2010 Cameroon U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:19, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Omgba joined Torrellano Illice CF's youth setup in 2009 at the age of 16, after representing APEJES Academy,[1][2] and made his debuts as a senior in the following year, in Tercera División. On 31 August 2011, after making the whole pre-season with Elche CF,[3] he signed a contract with Huracán Valencia CF in Segunda División B.[4]

On 30 December 2011 Omgba was transferred to Segunda División side Girona FC.[5][6] However, he could not play for the Catalans after having bureaucratic problems, and was released in June of the following year.[7]

On 18 July 2012 Omgba returned to the Franjiverdes, being assigned to the reserves in the fourth level.[8] He was an undisputed starter during his two-year spell at the club, achieving promotion to the third tier in his first campaign.

On 17 July 2014 Omgba signed a one-year deal with Real Oviedo, also in the third division.[9] He scored a career-best seven goals during the season, as his side returned to Segunda División after a 12-year absence; one of his goals, the first in a 3–2 away win against UD Somozas, was the club's 5000th.[10]

Omgba made his professional debut on 13 September 2015, starting in a 2–0 away win against CD Tenerife.[11]

International career

Omgba has represented Cameroon at under-20 level.

Honours
Oviedo

References
  1. "Franck Omgba Opono: "Je n'ai jamais oublié d'où je viens "" [Franck Omgba Opono: "I never forgot where I came from"] (in French). Camfoot. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. "Franck Omgba Opono s'engage avec le Real Oviedo" [Franck Omgba Opono joins Real Oviedo] (in French). StarAfrica. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. "Omgba firmará hoy su nuevo contrato por una temporada y dos opcionales" [Omgba will sign today his new contract for one season plus an option for two more] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. "El Huracán ficha a Omgba" [Huracán signs Omgba] (in Spanish). Huracán's official website. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. "Huracán Valencia CF le desea toda la suerte a Omgba" [Huracán Valencia CF wishes all the luck to Omgba] (in Spanish). Huracán's official website. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  6. "El Girona ficha al camerunés Emmanuel Frack Omgba del Huracán de Valencia" [Girona signs Cameroonian Emmanuel Frack [sic] Omgba from Huracán de Valencia] (in Spanish). Sport. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. "El Girona va rescindir Omgba fa quinze dies" [Girona released Omgba two weeks ago] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. "Miguel Ángel Garrido, Omgba y Gabri se incorporan al Ilicitano" [Miguel Ángel Garrido, Omgba and Gabri join Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Elche Diario. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. "Omgba, noveno fichaje del Real Oviedo" [Omgba, ninth signing of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Oviedo's official website. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  10. "Omgba hace el gol 5.000 de la historia del club azul" [Omgba scored the 5000th goal of the club's history] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  11. "De cabeza, a la zona noble" [Heading, to the noble zone] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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