Jesús Owono
Owono with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng[1][2]
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001[2]
Place of birth Bata, Equatorial Guinea [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 31
Youth career
2009–2013 Antiguoko
2013–2017 Real Sociedad
2016–2017 → Antiguoko (loan)
2017–2019 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 San Ignacio 45 (0)
2021–2022 Alavés B 22 (0)
2021– Alavés 2 (0)
International career‡
Basque Country U16
2019– Equatorial Guinea 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng (born 1 March 2001) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4]

Early life

Owono was born in Bata and moved to the Basque Country, Spain during his childhood. He joined Antiguoko at age 8.[5] He represented the Basque Country at under–16 level.[5]

Club career

Owono made his La Liga debut for Alavés on 2 January 2022. He is the first Equatorial Guinea international footballer born in the country to appear in a Spanish top-league match.

International career

Owono, at the age of 17, received his first senior call up by Equatorial Guinea in September 2018.[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2019, playing the whole second half of a 2–3 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Ignacio 2019–20 Tercera División 240——240
2020–21 Tercera División 210——210
Total 4500000450
Alavés B 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 00——00
Career total 4500000450

    International

    As of 20 November 2023[7]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Equatorial Guinea 201910
    202020
    202170
    202270
    202370
    Total240

    References

    1. ↑ "Plantilla Cadete txiki". Real Sociedad Fundazioa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jesús Owono at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
    3. ↑ "Jesús Owono" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
    4. ↑ "Homenaje" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
    5. 1 2 "Acción Sport" (in Spanish). Jesús Lázaro Ngua. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
    6. ↑ Ortiz de Urbina, Natxo (24 September 2018). "Un juvenil del Glorioso convocado con la absoluta de Guinea (Vídeo)" (in Spanish). Kirol Exprés. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
    7. ↑ "Jesús Owono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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