Felipe Ovono
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sidama Coffee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2013 | Sony Elá Nguema | 51 | |
2013–2015 | Deportivo Mongomo | 20 | |
2015–2017 |
Orlando Pirates | 16 | (0) |
2017–2020 |
Mekelle 70 Enderta | 42 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Futuro Kings | ||
2022– | Sidama Coffee | ||
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Equatorial Guinea | 41 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang (born 26 July 1993) is an Equatorial Guinean professional
Early life
Ovono was born in Mongomo to Felipe Ovono and Josefina Mbang. His father died when he was very young and since then he was raised by his mother.
Career
Ovono started to play football in a club (Maria Auxiliadora) from the 3rd division and eventually the team got promoted to the second division, and after great performances in the 2nd division, he signed with Sony Elá Nguema of the first division. Ovono won several league titles with this team and consequently started to be part of the national team. In 2012, he was part of the team that played the African cup that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. He didn't play any minute in this competition and the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the finalist Ivory Coast.
In 2013, Ovono signed with
In 2015, Ovono signed with
In July 2017, Ovono signed for Sony Elá Nguema. After one year he joined the Ethiopian team Mekelle 70 enderta where he played the 2017-2018 season. They won the Ethiopian premier league 2018-2019 which allowed them to play the caf champions league qualifying round. They played against Equatorial Guinea team cano sport but where eventually eliminated after a loss 2-1 in the first leg and a draw 1-1 in the second leg.[2]
On 6 August 2020, Ovono signed a two-year contract with Futuro Kings FC in his hometown of Mongomo.[3][4]
Honours
Elá Nguema
- Equatoguinean Primera División: 2009, 2011, 2012
Deportivo Mongomo
- Equatoguinean Cup: 2015
Orlando Pirates
- CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2015
References
- ^ "CAN 2015: Les 23 de la Guinée équatoriale - Africa Top Sports". Africa Top Sports (in French). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "La vuelta amargada de Felipe Ovono al Sony de Ela Nguema. – PSports". publitecsport.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Felipe Ovono regresa a la liga nacional" (in Spanish). 6 August 2020.
- ^ "La Estrella Del Nzalang Nacional, Felipe Ovono, Firma Con El Futuro Kings FC" (in Spanish). 6 August 2020.
External links
- BBC Article
- Felipe Ovono on Facebook
- Felipe Ovono – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Felipe Ovono at National-Football-Teams.com
- Felipe Ovono at Soccerway