Cameroonian footballer
Lucien Fridolin Owona-Ndong (born 9 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UE Cornellà .
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
^ "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 .
^ "Paris Saint-Germain Sign Young Cameroonian Player Lucien Owona Ndong" . Goal.com. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "Owona es el primer fichaje" [Owona is the first signing] (in Spanish). La Nueva España . 28 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ " "Owona" Nuevo jugador del Caudal Deportivo" ["Owona" new player of Caudal Deportivo] (in Spanish). Caudal Deportivo. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Ibai toca a las puertas de 'semis' " [Ibai knocks on 'semis' door] (in Spanish). Marca . 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "Owona se desvincula de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Owona leaves A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "René, Owona and Chema leave UD Almería" . UD Almería. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ "Owona, nueva incorporación azulgrana" [Owona, new blue-and-red addition] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020 .
^ "Coupe des Confédérations: la liste finale du Cameroun" . Afrik-Foot (in French). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)" . SkySports . Retrieved 13 January 2020 .
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