Felipe Ovono

Felipe Ovono
Personal information
Full name Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang
Date of birth (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Place of birth Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Sony Elá Nguema
2014 Deportivo Mongomo
2015– Orlando Pirates 6 (0)
National team‡
2011– Equatorial Guinea 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ovono and the second or maternal family name is Mbang.

Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang (born 26 July 1993 in Mongomo de Guadalupe), is an Equatoguinean football goalkeeper. He played from 2011 to 2013 for CD Elá Nguema in the Equatoguinean Premier League.[1] He is currently signed with Orlando Pirates.

An Equatoguinean international, he was part of the squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

Early life

Ovono is the son of Felipe Ovono Meñana Avomo and Josefina Mbang Mba Nkara. His father died when he was very young and since then he was raised by his mother.

Career

He 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 Deportivo Mongomo where he became the captain of the team. In his first season with Mongomo, he was honoured with the trophy of best goalkeeper of the league. In 2014 he played the African Cup hosted in Equatorial Guinea and this time he played all the matches of his team. The team ended 4th in the competition. During the competition, Ovono realized great performances against big teams like Gabon, Tunisia, and Congo. And this attracted the attention of several teams from Europe and Africa.

In 2015, Ovono signed with Orlando Pirates from South Africa. He made his competitive debut for Orlando Pirates FC on 22 August 2015 and kept a clean sheet against AC Leopards on CAF Confederations Cup. He has since managed to earn a reputation amongst the Orlando Pirates faithful, as the goalkeeper who always drops and spills the ball straight back to the opposition, often leading to him conceding silly goals. The most recent occurrence was in the MTN 8 quarter final match against Bidvest Wits on the 27th of August 2016, where the Sea Robbers lost by 2 goals to 1.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44524.html
  2. ↑ http://www.africatopsports.com/2015/01/08/can-2015-les-23-de-la-guinee-equatoriale/
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