Olivier Boumal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivier Junior Boumal | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| George Fominyen FC | |||
| CFF Paris | |||
| Saint-Étienne | |||
| Albacete Balompié | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Panetolikos | 50 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Astra Giurgiu | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Levadiakos | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Iraklis Psachna | 23 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Panionios | 46 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Panathinaikos | 30 | (2) |
| 2017 | Liaoning Whowin | 11 | (2) |
| 2018 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | Panionios | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Cameroon U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Cameroon | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 26 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2019 | |||
Olivier Boumal (born 17 September 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Between 2017 and 2019 he made six appearances for the Cameroon national team.[1]
Career
Boumal began his career with George Fominyen FC before moving to Europe in 2005 signing with CFF Paris.[2] After one year with the team from Paris he joined the youth and reserve team of AS Saint-Étienne.
In January 2010, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Superleague club Panetolikos, after a successful trial.[3] He also played for Levadiakos and Iraklis Psachna.
In summer 2014, Boumal signed a two-year contract to Panionios for an undisclosed fee. At the end of 2014–15 season, he was linked with a move to Turkish club Mersin İdmanyurdu.[4]
On 23 December 2015, Boumal joined Panathinaikos on a 2.5-year contract for a reported transfer fee of €400,000 plus one Panathinaikos player Christos Donis, Kostas Triantafyllopoulos and Diamantis Chouchoumis.[5][6] On 11 January 2016, he made his club debut by having an appearance along with a late goal, helping his club to a 2–0 win against Kalloni.[7] On 31 January 2016, in a 3–2 away win against Platanias, Boumal broke his collarbone which required surgery and would keep him out of action for 4–6 weeks.[8]
On 6 July 2017, Boumal signed 1.5-season contract with Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin for a €2.2 million fee, leaving Panathinaikos after 18 months.[9]
On 14 February 2019, he returned to Panionios on a free transfer. [10]
International career
Boumal played for the Cameroon national under-20 football team the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]
On 29 May 2017, Olivier Bumal was included for the first time in Cameroon's squad for Morocco on 10 June for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the Confederations Cup to be held from 17 June to 2 July in Russia. Cameroon will participate in the second group with Chile, Australia and Germany, representing Africa.[12] On 10 June 2017, he made his international debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers win against Morocco.[13]
Honours
Panetolikos
References
- ^ [1], pao.gr
- ^ Centre de Formation de Football de Paris – Stats et Résultats Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Β Εθνική / ΠΑΝΑΙΤΩΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΦΣ Π.Α.Ε. / BOUMAL OLIVIER JUNIOR" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Boumal attracts Mersin interest". www.sdna.gr. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Panionios also to pick a player for Boumal's transfer". www.sdna.gr. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Έκλεισε τον Μπουμάλ ο Παναθηναϊκός!". www.sport24.gr. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Panathinaikos leave Lesvos victorious". www.sdna.gr. 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Boumal out for 4-6 weeks with serious injury". www.sdna.gr. 31 January 2016.
- ^ ""Κλείνει" στην Κίνα ο Μπουμάλ". newspao.gr. 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Πανιώνιος: Ο Μπουμάλ επέστρεψε μετά από τρία χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 14 February 2019.
- ^ Olivier Boumal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Πρώτη φορά διεθνής ο Μπουμάλ
- ^ "Έπαιξε ο Μπουμάλ στη νίκη του Καμερούν". www.sport24.gr. 10 June 2017.
External links
- Olivier Boumal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Olivier Boumal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Olivier Boumal at Soccerway
- Olivier Boumal at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kicker Profile
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Douala
- Association football wingers
- Cameroonian footballers
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Yokohama F. Marinos players
- Panionios F.C. players
- Liaoning F.C. players
- Liga I players
- Super League Greece players
- J1 League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Cameroon under-20 international footballers
- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players