Fabrice Ondoa

Fabrice Ondoa

Ondoa with Cameroon in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo
Date of birth	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	RFS
Number	40
Youth career
2006–2009	Samuel Eto'o Academy
2009–2014	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Barcelona B	0	(0)
2016	Pobla Mafumet	5	(0)
2016–2017	Gimnàstic	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Sevilla B (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2018	Sevilla B	3	(0)
2018–2020	Oostende	28	(0)
2021	Alavés	0	(0)
2021	→ Istra 1961 (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	Auda	42	(0)
2023–2024	Nîmes	3	(0)
2024–	RFS	12	(0)
International career‡
2014–	Cameroon	51	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo (born 24 December 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Latvian club RFS and the Cameroon national team.

Having made his debut in 2014 at the age of 18, he represented Cameroon at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning the 2017 edition.

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Ondoa joined Barcelona in 2009, aged 13, after starting it out at Samuel Eto'o Foundation. ^[1] He progressed through the club's youth system, and renewed his link with the Catalans until 2017 in 2014. ^[2]

In June 2014, Ondoa was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División. However, he was only used as a backup to Adrián Ortolá during the campaign.

On 7 January 2016, Ondoa signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Gimnàstic also in the second level, after rescinding his link with Barça. ^[3] He was assigned to their farm team, Pobla de Mafumet of the third division, and made his senior club debut three days later in a 3–2 loss at Reus Deportiu. ^[4]

On 17 August 2016, Ondoa was loaned to fellow second-tier club Sevilla B, for one year. ^[5] Second choice to Churripi, ^[6] he made his professional club debut on 18 March 2017 in a 2–1 win at Real Zaragoza, in which he was punished for timewasting by conceding a free kick in the penalty area from which Edu García scored; with two minutes remaining he was sent off for a foul with all substitutions having been made, and debutant defender José María Amo had to replace him in goal. ^[7]

On 11 May 2017, Ondoa signed for the Andalusians until 2020, as the club exercised his buyout clause. ^[8] After suffering relegation, he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Oostende. ^[9]

On 28 June 2024, Ondoa signed with Latvian club FK RFS. ^[10]

International career

On 24 August 2014, Ondoa was called up to Cameroon for the matches against DR Congo and the Ivory Coast. ^[11] Thirteen days later he made his international debut, starting in a 2–0 win against the former, ^[12] and being later praised by manager Volker Finke. ^[13]

Ondoa and Barcelona teammate Macky Bagnack were included in the 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[14] He played all three of their matches at the tournament in Equatorial Guinea, as they came last in their group.

At the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, Ondoa was again the undisputed goalkeeper for the Indomitable Lions. He was man of the match in their quarter-final win over Senegal, in which he saved the decisive attempt from Sadio Mané in the penalty shootout. ^[15] Cameroon won the title with a 2–1 victory over Egypt in the final, and he was elected into the Team of the Tournament. ^[16]

Personal life

His cousin, André Onana, also a goalkeeper, plays for Manchester United. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 July 2020 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2014–15	Segunda División	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pobla Mafumet	2015–16	Segunda División B	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Sevilla B	2016–17	Segunda División	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017–18	Segunda División	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Oostende	2018–19	Pro League	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
	2019–20	Pro League	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			38	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	40	0

International

As of 15 January 2024 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2014	6	0
	2015	9	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	16	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	2	0
Total		50	0

Honours

Barcelona

• UEFA Youth League: 2013–14 ^[20]

Auda

• Latvian Football Cup: 2022 ^[21]

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2017 ^[16]

Individual

• CAF Team of the Tournament: 2017 ^[16]

References

1. "Ondoa: el relevo de Valdés" [Ondoa: Valdés' replacement] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
2. "Ondoa, la pantera negra del Barça de la generación del 95" [Ondoa, the black panther of Barça from the 95' generation] (in Spanish). Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. "El Nàstic ficha a Fabrice Ondoa" [Nàstic signs Fabrice Ondoa] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. "El derbi de Hitchcock" [Hitchcock derby]. El Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
5. "Ondoa marxa cedit al filial del Sevilla FC" [Ondoa goes out on loan at Sevilla FC's reserves] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
6. "Una oportunidad para Ondoa" [An opportunity for Ondoa] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
7. "El inesperado final del Zaragoza - Sevilla At" [The unexpected finale of Zaragoza–Sevilla At.]. Sport (in Spanish). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
8. "El camerunés Fabrice Ondoa, traspasado al Sevilla Atlético" [Cameroonian Fabrice Ondoa, transferred to Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
9. "Doelman Fabrice Ondoa van Sevilla FC naar KV Oostende" [Goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa from Sevilla FC to KV Oostende] (in Dutch). KV Oostende. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
10. "Ondoa presentation". FK RFS at Instagram. 1 July 2024.
11. "Ondoa, Bagnack y Dongou, convocados con la selección de Camerún" [Ondoa, Bagnack and Dongou, called up to Cameroon national team] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
12. "Ondoa, titular en la victoria de Camerún" [Ondoa, starter in Cameroon's victory] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
13. "Cameroon boss praises 18-year old Ondoa". African Football. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
14. "Ondoa i Macky, a la Copa d'Àfrica" [Ondoa and Macky, to the African Cup of Nations] (in Catalan). Barcelona's official website. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
15. "AFCON Gabon 2017: Fabrice Ondoa crown man of the match again". CRTV. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
16. "AFCON 2017: CAF names team of the tournament". Soccer 24. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
17. "Onana-Ondoa: El dulce momento de dos primos que se formaron en el Barça" [Onana-Ondoa: The sweet moment of two cousins who formed in Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
18. Fabrice Ondoa at Soccerway
19. "Fabrice Ondoa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
20. "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
21. "AUDA VS. RIGAS FS 1 - 0". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• Fabrice Ondoa at BDFutbol
• Fabrice Ondoa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Fabrice Ondoa at Soccerway