Didier Ovono Explained

Didier Ovono
Fullname:Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang
Upright:1.1
Birth Date:1983 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Port-Gentil, Gabon
Height:1.86 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1999–2000
Clubs1:Pétro Sport Port-Gentil
Caps1:?
Goals1:0
Years2:2001–2003
Clubs2:AS Mangasport
Caps2:?
Goals2:0
Years3:2004
Clubs3:Sogéa FC
Caps3:?
Goals3:0
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Alianza FC
Caps4:36
Goals4:0
Years5:2006
Clubs5:Paços de Ferreira
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2007–2009
Clubs6:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps6:49
Goals6:0
Years7:2009–2012
Clubs7:Le Mans
Caps7:81
Goals7:0
Years8:2012
Clubs8:Le Mans II
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Years9:2013
Clubs9:Sochaux
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2013
Clubs10:Sochaux II
Caps10:6
Goals10:0
Years11:2013–2017
Clubs11:Oostende
Caps11:89
Goals11:0
Years12:2017–2019
Clubs12:Paris FC
Caps12:1
Goals12:0
Years13:2017–2019
Clubs13:Paris II FC
Caps13:6
Goals13:0
Years14:2021
Clubs14:Haguenau
Caps14:0
Goals14:0
Years15:2021–2022
Clubs15:Trélazé
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Years16:2022–
Clubs16:Saumur
Caps16:0
Goals16:0
Nationalyears1:2003–2019
Nationalteam1:Gabon
Nationalcaps1:112
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012
Nationalteam2:Gabon Olympic
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:19:18, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:22:14, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born 23 January 1983) is Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National 2 club Saumur.

Club career

In 2008, Ovono won the Georgian League with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. On 22 June 2009, he moved from Dinamo Tbilisi to Le Mans Union Club 72 in Ligue 1 where he was given a three-year contract until June 2012.[1]

In February 2021 Ovono joined Championnat National 2 club FCSR Haguenau.[2]

International career

Ovono played at the 2010 African Cup of Nations for the Gabon national team, including a good performance and a clean sheet in Gabon's surprise opening victory over Cameroon.[3]

In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, two of which were clean sheets. As a result, Gabon reached the quarterfinals.[4] [5]

He retired from the national team in May 2017.[6] Later on, he came out of retirement to be the first Gabonese player to have 100 or more international appearances.[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gabon200370
200460
200550
200630
200730
200890
200970
2010100
201170
2012110
201350
201470
2015120
201670
201760
201860
201910
Total1120

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muc72 actualités nouveautés santé sport people 2017 .... Muc72 actualité. 22 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090625113646/http://www.muc72.fr/actualite/didier-ovono-signe-au-muc-72-3442.html. 25 June 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Juillard . Patrick . Didier Ovono : "Je me sens comme un gardien de 20 ans" . football365 . 6 June 2021 . 2 February 2021 . 6 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606120526/https://www.football365.fr/didier-ovono-me-sens-gardien-de-20-ans-exclu365-9949388.html . live .
  3. News: Cameroon 0-1 Gabon. 11 October 2017. news.bbc.co.uk. 13 January 2010. 13 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100113184606/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8454598.stm. live.
  4. Web site: AfricanFootball · Gabon. 5 November 2020. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126104727/https://africanfootball.com/team/35/Gabon/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/. live.
  5. Web site: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations matches. 5 November 2020. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126114426/https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/. live.
  6. News: Okeleji . Oluwashina . Gabon goalkeeper Ovono retires from international football . 7 March 2019 . BBC Sport . 14 May 2017 . 25 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225113604/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39914791 . live .
  7. Web site: Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang – Century of International Appearances. RSSSF. 8 June 2019. 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208174610/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ovono-intl.html. live.