Congolese footballer
Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama (born 7 February 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC .[ 2]
Club career
Ibara began his career at Congolese side ACNFF in 2014.[ 3] He later moved to AS Pélican of Gabon Championnat National D1 and CA Bizertin of Tunisia[ 4] before joining Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah in 2017.[ 5]
On 11 July 2018,[ 2] Ibara joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from Al-Wakrah To be an alternative to the striker Oussama Darfalou , also became the first Congolese to play in USM Alger .[ 6] In the first, USMA signed with Zimbabwean Charlton Mashumba but the arrival of the new coach Thierry Froger , who decided to contract with another foreign player in his place.[ 7] Ibara made his debut for USM Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports , later on 14 August, he made his debut in the Ligue 1 against DRB Tadjenanet as a starter and scored his first goal with his new club in 3–1 victory.[ 8] The following season, he scored nine goals helping the club clinching the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title.[ 9]
In July 2019, he signed for Belgian First Division A club K Beerschot VA .[ 10] [ 11]
On 11 September 2020, Neftchi Baku announced the signing of Ibara on one-year long loan.[ 12] The loan ended early and he moved on loan to French club LB Châteauroux in January 2021.[ 13]
In July 2021, he moved to Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC ,[ 14] [ 15] on a two-year deal ahead of the Blues' 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[ 16] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win, in which he scored a goal.[ 17] [ 18]
He moved to Becamex Binh Duong in September 2023.[ 19] On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, the only goal in the away match against The Cong-Viettel .[ 20] He then played for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC .[ 21]
International career
He made his international debut for Congo in 2016, in a friendly match against Morocco .[ 22] On 11 October in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier , Ibara scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against Liberia .[ 23] [ 24]
Career statistics
Club
As of 30 August 2022 [ 1] [ 21]
International goals
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first. [ 1]
Honours
USM Alger
Al-Wakrah
Bengaluru
References
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