Amadou Onana

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Amadou Onana
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Onana playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Aston Villa
Number 24
Youth career
Anderlecht
RWS Bruxelles
0000–2017 Zulte Waregem
2017–2020 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 TSG Hoffenheim II 1 (0)
2020–2021 Hamburger SV 25 (2)
2021–2022 Lille 32 (1)
2022–2024 Everton 63 (3)
2024– Aston Villa 5 (2)
International career
2018 Belgium U17 12 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U18 8 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 6 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U21 7 (1)
2022– Belgium 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:46, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana (born 16 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Hamburger SV

Onana joined 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in mid-2020. [3] He made his professional debut for the club in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 14 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute against 3. Liga side Dynamo Dresden. He scored a header in the 89th minute of the match, which finished as a 4–1 away loss. [4]

Lille

In August 2021, Onana joined French champions Lille on a five-year deal. [5] He made 32 2021–22 Ligue 1 appearances in 2021–22, scoring once, [6] as well as appearing in all eight of the team's UEFA Champions League matches. [7]

Everton

Onana signed for Premier League club Everton on a five-year contract on 9 August 2022 for a reported £33m including add-ons. [8] He scored his first Premier League goal for Everton, a header from a corner, in a 2–1 home defeat against Southampton on 14 January 2023. [9] On 19 December 2023, Onana missed what would have been the winning penalty for Everton in their 2023–24 EFL Cup quarter-final against Fulham. With the penalties standing at 4–3 in Everton's favour, Onana attempted a penalty with no run up. Onana proceeded to pass the ball along the ground past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno who easily saved the attempt. Fulham would go on to win 7–6 in the penalty shootout. [10]

Aston Villa

On 22 July 2024, Onana signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa, [11] signing a five-year contract in a transfer reported to be worth £50 million. [12] On 17 August 2024, he scored on his Aston Villa debut, in a 2–1 opening day victory over West Ham United. [13] Two weeks later, he scored the opening goal of Villa's 2–1 win at Leicester City, equalling his best goal tally in a league season after three matches of the 2024–25 Premier League season. [14]

On 17 September, Onana scored Aston Villa's third goal in their 3–0 win at BSC Young Boys on his UEFA Champions League debut for the club. [15]

International career

On 18 May 2022, Onana was named in the Belgium senior squad for the four 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022 against Netherlands, Poland (twice) and Wales respectively. [16] Onana made his full international debut against the Netherlands on 3 June 2022.

On 10 November 2022, Onana was named in the final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [17] He made two appearances at the tournament, appearing as a substitute in the first group game against Canada and starting against Morocco in the second. He was suspended for Belgium's final match, as the team drew 0–0 with Croatia and were eliminated. [18]

On 28 May 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024. [19] He played every minute of Belgium's four matches at the tournament, where they were knocked out by neighbours France in the round of 16. [20]

Personal life

Onana was born in Dakar, Senegal to a Senegalese mother and a Cameroonian father. [21] [22] [23] At the age of 11, Onana, with his mother and sister, moved to Brussels, Belgium to join his father. [24]

Onana is a Muslim. [25] He is fluent in five languages: Wolof, French, Dutch, German and English. [24] Outside of football, he also makes rap music under the name 24AM; he released his debut single, "Check On Me," on 2 August 2024. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Hoffenheim II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 1010
Hamburger SV 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 25211263
Lille 2021–22 Ligue 1 321229 [lower-alpha 3] 0433
Everton 2022–23 Premier League 3311010351
2023–24 Premier League3023041373
Total6334051724
Aston Villa 2024–25 Premier League5200001 [lower-alpha 3] 163
Career total1268735110114813

International

As of match played 9 September 2024 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202240
202350
2024100
Total190

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