_11_(cropped).jpg) Gonzalez with
Chambly in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | US Baille | ||
| 2008–2013 | Air Bel | ||
| 2013–2015 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Metz B | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Épinal (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Rodez (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Villefranche (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly | 40 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Ajaccio | 64 | (3) |
| 2023– | Al-Raed | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cameroon | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Oumar Gonzalez (born 25 February 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
On 10 August 2015, Gonzalez signed his first professional contract with Metz. [1] After several seasons out on loan at different clubs, [2] he signed with Chambly on 7 June 2019. [3] Gonzalez made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Valenciennes on 26 July 2019. [4]
On 17 August 2023, Gonzalez joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed. [5]
International career
Gonzalez represented the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. [6]
He made his senior international debut for Cameroon on June 10, 2023, in a friendly match against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes.
Personal life
Born in Cameroon, Gonzalez took his adoptive Mexican father's Spanish surname. [7] He holds Cameroonian, French and Mexican nationalities. [8] [9]
References
- ^ "Deux nouveaux professionnels au FC Metz". L'essentiel.
- ^ "Oumar Gonzalez, nouvelle recrue". 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Officiel : Chambly signe Oumar Gonzalez, en provenance de Metz". MaLigue2. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Chambly vs. Valenciennes - 26 July 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "رسمياً.. الرائد يضم المدافع الكاميروني 'غونزاليس'". أخبار 24. 17 August 2023.
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^ à 19h02, Par Anthony YatkinLe 19 novembre 2019 (19 November 2019).
"Football : le rêve brisé d'Oumar Gonzalez". leparisien.fr.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) -
^ à 19h02, Par Anthony Yatkin Le 19 novembre 2019 (19 November 2019).
"Football : le rêve brisé d'Oumar Gonzalez". leparisien.fr.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "Joueur". Ligue2.
- ^ "Un 'mexicano' en la Copa Africana de Naciones". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish).
External links
- Oumar Gonzalez at Soccerway
- Oumar Gonzalez – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Oumar Gonzalez at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Douala
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- Cameroon men's youth international footballers
- People with acquired French citizenship
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Saudi Pro League players
- FC Metz players
- SAS Épinal players
- Rodez AF players
- FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
- FC Chambly Oise players
- AC Ajaccio players
- Al Raed FC players
- Cameroonian emigrants to France
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players