Prince Oniangué

Prince Oniangué
Oniangué in 2020
Personal information
Full name Prince Alban Oniangué[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1999 Hérouville-Saint-Clair
1999–2005 Caen
2005–2008 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rennes 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Angers (loan) 30 (1)
2010–2013 Tours 84 (13)
2013–2016 Reims 94 (17)
2016–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 (2)
2017 → Bastia (loan) 14 (3)
2018 → Angers (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2022 Caen 120 (12)
International career‡
2008– Congo 41 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:24, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Prince Alban Oniangué (born 4 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Republic of the Congo at international level.

Club career

Born in Paris, Oniangué joined the youth system at Rennes in 2005 from Caen and made his senior debut in 2008.[2] On 31 July 2009 Rennes announced that Oniangué would join Ligue 2 side Angers on loan for the 2009–10 season.[3] He made 31 appearances during the loan.[4]

He left Rennes and joined Ligue 2 club Tours on 6 August 2010, signing a three-year contract.[5] On 4 June 2013, Oniangué agreed to join Ligue 1 side Reims on a three-year contract.[6] In December 2014 he extended his contract at the club until 2019.[7]

Oniangué playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016

On 15 August 2016, Oniangué signed a four-year contract with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his club debut on 20 August 2016 coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Birmingham City.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 September 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Burton Albion.[10]

After falling out of favour with then Wolves head coach Paul Lambert, on 16 January 2017, Oniangué joined Ligue 1 club Bastia for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[11]

In January 2018, he joined Angers for second half of the 2017–18 season.[4] On 12 July 2018, Oniangué moved to Ligue 1 club Caen on a permanent deal.[12] In June 2022, he was released from the club at the expiration of his contract.[13]

International career

Oniangué made his debut for the Congo national team in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Sudan on 11 October 2008.

On 21 January 2015, Oniangué scored the only goal of a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations group match against Gabon to give Congo its first win at the Africa Cup of Nations since 1974.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 July 2022[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2008–09 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2009–10 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Angers (loan) 2009–10 Ligue 2 30 1 1 0 0 0 — 31 1
Total 30 1 1 0 0 0 — 31 1
Tours 2010–11 Ligue 2 37 3 0 0 0 0 — 37 3
2011–12 Ligue 2 19 1 3 0 1 1 — 23 2
2012–13 Ligue 2 28 9 0 0 0 0 — 28 9
Total 84 13 3 0 1 1 — 88 14
Reims 2013–14 Ligue 1 35 10 1 0 2 1 — 38 11
2014–15 Ligue 1 32 3 0 0 0 0 — 32 3
2015–16 Ligue 1 27 4 0 0 1 0 — 28 4
Total 94 17 1 0 3 1 — 98 18
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17 Championship 10 2 0 0 1 0 — 11 2
2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 2
Bastia (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 15 3 0 0 0 0 — 15 3
Angers (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 1 14 1 0 0 1 0 — 15 1
Caen 2018–19 Ligue 1 31 2 1 0 0 0 — 32 2
2019–20 Ligue 2 21 5 0 0 3 0 — 29 5
2020–21 Ligue 2 33 2 0 0 0 0 — 33 2
2021–22 Ligue 2 35 3 0 0 1 0 — 36 4
Total 120 12 1 0 4 0 — 125 12
Career total 372 49 6 0 10 2 0 0 431 51

International

As of match played 11 October 2018[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Congo 2008 1 0
2009 1 0
2010 2 0
2011 3 1
2012 4 0
2013 5 0
2014 7 2
2015 9 3
2016 2 1
2017 5 0
2018 2 2
Total 41 9

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2011 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe 4–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 6 September 2014 U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria  Nigeria 1–1 3–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 10 September 2014 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo  Sudan 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 10 January 2015 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Cape Verde 2–0 2–3 Friendly
5. 21 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Gabon 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
6. 14 June 2015 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo  Kenya 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 4 June 2016 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 1–0 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 25 March 2018 Aimé Bergéal, Mantes-la-Jolie, France  Guinea-Bissau
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
9. 11 October 2018 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo  Liberia 3–1 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Prince Oniangué". stade-rennais-online.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Oniangue prêté à Angers [Oniangue loaned to Angers]". L'Equipe (in French). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Okeleji, Oluwashina (6 January 2018). "Prince Oniangue: Congo international delighted to rejoin former club Angers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Oniangue file à Tours [Oniangue joins Tours]". L'Equipe (in French). 6 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Reims: P.Oniangue pour trois ans [Reims: P.Oniangue for three years]". franceinfo (in French). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Reims: Oniangué prolonge [Reims: Oniangué extends]". footmercato.net (in French). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. ^ "WATCH: Wolves announce signing of Prince Oniangue". Express & Star. 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Birmingham City 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Prince joins Bastia on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 16 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Oniangue Departs For Caen". Wolverhampton Wanderers. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. ^ "SM Caen. Prince Oniangué va quitter le club en fin de saison". Sportacaen.fr. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Gabon 0-1 Congo". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  15. ^ "P. Oniangué". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Oniangué, Prince". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 August 2016.