Didier Ovono
Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born 23 January 1983) is Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
 Ovono with Le Mans in August 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-Gentil, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Pétro Sport Port-Gentil | ? | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | AS Mangasport | ? | (0) |
| 2004 | Sogéa FC | ? | (0) |
| 2005 | Alianza FC | 36 | (0) |
| 2006 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 49 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Le Mans | 81 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sochaux | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Oostende | 89 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Paris FC | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | Gabon | 112 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gabon Olympic | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 21 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:14, 5 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In 2008, Ovono won the Georgian League with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. On 22 June 2009, he moved from Dinamo Tbilisi to Le Mans Union Club 72 in Ligue 1 where he was given a three-year contract until June 2012.[1]
International career
Ovono played at the 2010 African Cup of Nations for Gabon, including an amazing performance and a clean sheet in Gabon's shock opening victory over Cameroon.[2]
In 2012, he played in all 4 national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, 2 of which were clean sheets. As a result, Gabon reached the quarterfinals.[3][4]
He retired from the national team in May 2017.[5] Later on, he came out of retirement to be the first Gabonese player to have 100 or more international appearances.[6]
Career statistics
References
- "Muc72 actualités nouveautés santé sport people 2017 ..." Muc72 actualité. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- "Cameroon 0-1 Gabon". 11 October 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- https://africanfootball.com/team/35/Gabon/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
- https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (14 May 2017). "Gabon goalkeeper Ovono retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- Didier Ovono at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Didier Ovono – FIFA competition record
