Jean Marie Dongou

Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack (born 20 April 1995), known as Dongou, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Finnish club FC Honka as a forward.

Jean Marie Dongou
Dongou playing for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jean Marie Dongou Tsafack
Date of birth (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Honka
Number 9
Youth career
Samuel Eto'o Academy
2008–2013 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Barcelona B 132 (29)
2013–2014 Barcelona 1 (0)
2016–2017 Zaragoza 31 (7)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 8 (0)
2018–2019 Lugo 12 (1)
2019 → Lleida Esportiu (loan) 8 (0)
2020– Honka 10 (6)
National team
2012 Cameroon U20 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2020

Club career

Born in Douala, Dongou joined FC Barcelona in 2008 at the age of 13, arriving through the Samuel Eto'o Foundation. He made his Segunda División debut for the B-team on 28 January 2012 when he still had not celebrated his 17th birthday, in a match against SD Huesca where he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Rodri.[1]

Still in the second level competition, and still a junior, Dongou scored his first goal for the Catalans' reserves on 25 March 2012, helping to a 2–1 home defeat of CD Alcoyano.[2] He made his maiden appearance with the main squad during the 2013 preseason, netting in his second in a 7–0 thrashing of Vålerenga Fotball.[3]

Dongou made his official debut with Barcelona on 6 December 2013, replacing Alexis Sánchez for the last 12 minutes of 4–1 win at FC Cartagena for the campaign's Copa del Rey and closing the score.[4] His first game in the UEFA Champions League came five days later, when he featured nine minutes in a 6–1 routing of Celtic in the group stage;[5] he completed a trio of debuts on 19 January of the following year, again coming from the bench away against Levante UD in the La Liga 1–1 draw.[6]

On 22 January 2016, Dongou signed with division two club Real Zaragoza after agreeing to an 18-month deal.[7] On 23 August of the following year, he joined fellow league team Gimnàstic de Tarragona on a four-year contract.[8]

On 10 July 2018, Dongou moved to second tier side CD Lugo for two years after cutting ties with Nàstic.[9] The following 30 January, he signed with Segunda División B's Lleida Esportiu on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent in case of promotion.[10]

On 8 August 2019, Dongou terminated his contract with Lugo.[11]

Personal life

Dongou is a naturalised citizen of Spain.[7]

Club statistics
As of 17 January 2016[12]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B
2011–12 122—122
2012–13 325—325
2013–14 308—308
2014–15 3911—3911
2015–16 193—193
Total 13229—13229
Barcelona 2013–14 10111[lower-alpha 1]00031
Total 1011100031
Career totals 1332911100013530
  1. All appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. El Barça B gana su segundo partido consecutivo contra el SD Huesca (4–2) (Barça B win their second game in a row against SD Huesca (4–2)); FC Barcelona, 28 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. FC Barcelona B-Alcoyano: Dongou marca su primer gol con el Barça B y da la victoria al equipo (2–1) (FC Barcelona B-Alcoyano: Dongou scores his first goal with Barça B and gives team win (2–1)); FC Barcelona, 25 March 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Valerenga 0 Barcelona 7 – Pretemporada 2013–2014 (Valerenga 0 Barcelona 7 – 2013–2014 preseason); FC Barcelona Noticias, July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. FC Cartagena v FC Barcelona: Lethal reaction (1–4); FC Barcelona, 6 December 2013
  5. "Neymar treble helps Barcelona canter past Celtic". UEFA. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  6. Aldunate, Ramiro (19 January 2014). "Caparrós y el Tata frenan al Barça" [Caparrós and Tata stop Barça]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  7. "Dongou, primer fichaje del Real Zaragoza en el mercado de invierno" [Dongou, Real Zaragoza's first signing of the winter transfer window]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. "Dongou, nou fitxatge del Nàstic" [Dongou, new signing of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. Izquierdo, Vicente M.; Lorenzo, Álvaro (10 July 2018). "Dongou deja el Nàstic y refuerza el ataque del Lugo" [Dongou leaves Nàstic and bolsters the attack of Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. "El Lleida Esportiu incorpora el davanter Jean Marie Dongou" [Lleida Esportiu add forward Jean Marie Dongou] (in Catalan). Lleida Esportiu. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "Jean Marie Dongou deja de pertenecer al CD Lugo" [Jean Marie Dongou is no longer part of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. Jean Marie Dongou at Soccerway
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