Lucien Owona

Lucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong (born 9 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UE Cornellà.

Lucien Owona
Personal information
Full name Lucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong
Date of birth (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Cornellà
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2004 Camrail Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Matelots
2006–2007 Cetef
2007–2009 Les Astres
2009–2011 Paris Saint-Germain B 16 (0)
2011 Oviedo B 0 (0)
2011–2013 Oviedo 49 (0)
2013–2014 Noja 19 (0)
2014 Arroyo 10 (0)
2014–2015 Villanovense 32 (1)
2015–2016 Caudal 11 (3)
2016–2017 Villanovense 38 (2)
2017 Alcorcón 16 (2)
2017–2020 Almería 59 (3)
2020–2021 Extremadura 2 (0)
2021– Cornellà 1 (0)
International career‡
Cameroon U20 3 (0)
2017– Cameroon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2017

Club career

Owona was born in Douala, and made his senior debut with AS Matelots in 2005. After spells at AS Cetef de Bonabéri and Les Astres FC,[1] he agreed to a contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 10 September 2009.[2]

After only appearing for PSG's B-team in Championnat de France amateur, Owona moved to Spain and joined Real Oviedo Vetusta on 31 January 2011.[3] Although he did not play with the side due to bureaucratic problems, he was still promoted to the first team in Segunda División B on 28 May.[4]

After leaving Oviedo, Owona continued to appear in the third level but also in Tercera División in the following years, representing SD Noja,[5] Arroyo CP, CF Villanovense (two stints)[6][7] and Caudal Deportivo.[8] In 2015, while representing Villanovense, he suffered racial abuse from the supporters of Real Betis B.[9]

On 17 January 2017, Owona signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side AD Alcorcón.[10] He made his professional debut the following day, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Deportivo Alavés.[11]

Owona scored his first professional goal on 19 February 2017, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.[12] On 22 July he terminated his contract,[13] and signed a three-year deal with fellow second-tier club UD Almería just hours later.[14]

On 22 January 2020, after suffering a serious injury, Owona cut ties with the Rojiblancos.[15] On 23 September, after nine months without a club, he signed for Extremadura UD in the third tier.[16]

International career

After representing Cameroon at under-20 level, Owona was included in Hugo Broos's final 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[17]

After failing to appear during the whole tournament, Owona made his full international debut on 13 June 2017, starting in a 0–4 friendly loss against Colombia.[18]

References
  1. "Présentation d'Owona Ndong, recrue du PSG ?" [Presentation of Owona-Ndong, addition of PSG?] (in French). PSG Mag. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. "Paris Saint-Germain Sign Young Cameroonian Player Lucien Owona Ndong". Goal.com. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. "Pascual, jugador del Vetusta, se incorpora a la primera plantilla del Real Oviedo" [Pascual, Vetusta player, joins the first team of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). RTPA. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. "Owona es el primer fichaje" [Owona is the first signing] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. "Owona, que no jugará en Marruecos, ficha por el Noja cántabro" [Owona, who will not play in Morocco, signs for Cantabrian Noja] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. "El Villanovense firma al central nigeriano [sic] Owona y al meta Alvaro" [Villanovense sign Nigerian stopper Owona and goalkeeper Alvaro] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. "Llega Owona como regalo de Reyes" [Owona arrives as the gift of the Magi] (in Spanish). CF Villanovense. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ""Owona" Nuevo jugador del Caudal Deportivo" ["Owona" new player of Caudal Deportivo] (in Spanish). Caudal Deportivo. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. "El Villanovense denuncia al Betis B por gritos racistas de su afición" [Villanovense report Betis B for racist shouting of their supporters] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. "Lucien Owona, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Lucien Owona, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. "Ibai toca a las puertas de 'semis'" [Ibai knocks on 'semis' door] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. "El Zaragoza se encuentra un punto al final" [Zaragoza find a point in the end] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. "Owona se desvincula de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Owona leaves A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  14. "El central camerunés Lucien Owona, octavo fichaje del Almería" [The Cameroonian stopper Lucien Owona, eighth signing of Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. "René, Owona and Chema leave UD Almería". UD Almería. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  16. "Owona, nueva incorporación azulgrana" [Owona, new blue-and-red addition] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  17. "Coupe des Confédérations: la liste finale du Cameroun". Afrik-Foot (in French). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  18. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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