André Onana
![]() Onana with Ajax in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 April 1996||
Place of birth | Nkol Ngok, Cameroon[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Samuel Eto'o Academy | |||
2010–2015 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Jong Ajax | 39 | (0) |
2016– | Ajax | 142 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Cameroon | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2020 |
André Onana (born 2 April 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club Ajax and the Cameroon national team. In February 2021, he received a 12-month suspension for doping violations.
Club career
Born in Nkol Ngok,[2] Onana joined Barcelona in 2010, after starting out at the Samuel Eto'o Foundation.[4] In early January 2015, it was announced that he would join Dutch club Ajax in July 2015.[5] The transfer was brought forward later that month.[6][7][8] He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in February 2015.[2] He signed a new contract with Ajax in May 2017, running until 2021.[9] In March 2019 he signed a further new contract, until June 2022.[10]
In May 2019, Onana spoke out about being a black goalkeeper, saying they had to work harder than their white counterparts due to misconceptions about them making mistakes.[11]
In November 2019, he said he was interested in playing in the Premier League in England.[12]
In February 2021, Onana was banned from playing for 12 months by UEFA after testing positive for Furosemide, a banned substance. Ajax said he accidentally took his wife's medicine and that they would appeal the decision.[13]
International career
Onana is a former Cameroon youth international.[5] He was named in Cameroon's squad for a friendly against France in May 2016.[14] Onana debuted for Cameroon in a 2–1 friendly win over Gabon in September 2016.[15]
Personal life
His cousin, Fabrice Ondoa, also plays as a goalkeeper.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 31 January 2021.[2]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||||
Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14[a] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18[c] | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 142 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
Career total | 181 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.
- ^ Ten appearances in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield.
International
- As of match played 16 November 2020.[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 |
Honours
Ajax[2]
- Eredivisie: 2018–19
- KNVB Cup: 2018–19
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019
- UEFA Europa League runners-up: 2016–17[17]
Individual
- Indomitable Lion of the Year (Cameroonian footballer of the year): 2018[18]
- Best African Goalkeeper: 2018[18]
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2018–19[19]
- Yashin Trophy: 2019 (7th place)[20]
- CAF Team of the Year: 2019,[21] 2020[22]
- IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020[23]
References
- ^ André Onana – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ a b c d e André Onana at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Andre Onana - English". Ajax English.
- ^ "Onana would "rather stay with Ajax" than compete at African Cup of Nations". Ajax Daily. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b Oluwashina Okeleji (4 January 2015). "Cameroon's Onana to join Ajax from Barcelona". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Talentvolle Onana lost keepersprobleem Ajax op" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". Soccerway. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Barca's Onana makes immediate Ajax switch". FourFourTwo. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (17 May 2017). "Onana commits future to Ajax until 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Njie Enow (29 March 2019). "Andre Onana: Cameroon goalkeeper extends contract with Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Cameroon's Andre Onana: 'Black keepers have to work harder'". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Cameroon keeper Andre Onana open to Premier League move". 6 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana given 12-month doping ban". The Athletic. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Cameroon's Moukandjo to miss friendly against France". BBC Sport. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b "André Onana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Onana-Ondoa: El dulce momento de dos primos que se formaron en el Barça" [Onana-Ondoa: The sweet moment of two cousins who formed in Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b "SESCO Awards 2018 : André Onana élu meilleur Lion indomptable et meilleur gardien Africain". Cameroun Sports. 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019". Eredivisie. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "The complete ranking of the Yashin Trophy 2019". France Football. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2019 at CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. CAF. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2020 at CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. CAF. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "CAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". iffhs.de. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Cameroon youth international footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Doping cases in association football