Ignatius Ganago

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Ignatius Ganago
Entrainement du RC Lens - 15 juillet 2020 22.jpg
Ganago with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Full name Ignatius Kpene Ganago
Date of birth (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 New England Revolution
(on loan from Nantes)
Youth career
2011–2017 EFCB
2017 Nice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Nice B 13 (9)
2017–2020 Nice 52 (6)
2020–2022 Lens 56 (12)
2022– Nantes 41 (5)
2025– → New England Revolution (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Cameroon 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:38, 11 June 2023 (GMT)

Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Cameroon national team. [1]

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Club career

Early career

Ganago was part of the EFCB junior academy in Cameroon before joining Nice in 2017. [2]

Nice

Ganago made his professional debut for Nice in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win against Monaco on 9 September 2017, coming on for Mario Balotelli in the 74th minute, during which he also scored his first goal for the club. [3]

Lens

On 10 July 2020, Ganago signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Lens. [4]

Nantes

On 1 September 2022, the last day of the 2022 summer transfer window, Ganago moved to Lens' league rivals Nantes on a four-year contract. [5] The transfer fee paid to Lens was reported as €3.5 million excluding bonuses. [5]

New England Revolution

On 10 January 2025, it was announced that Ganago would be joining New England Revolution in Major League Soccer on a six-month loan with an option to purchase, and the potential to extend the loan by six additional months if playing-time conditions are met. [6]

International career

Ganago debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019. [7] Later that month his club Nice refused to release him for the Under-23 AFCON tournament. [8]

Personal life

Ganago's four-year-old daughter died on 13 February 2023, following an illness. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2022 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice B 2017–18 National 2 128———138
2018–19 National 211———11
Total139———139
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 1 6110103 [c] 0111
2018–19 Ligue 12021010—222
2019–20 Ligue 12632110—294
Total526413030627
Lens 2020–21 Ligue 124700——247
2021–22 Ligue 128511——296
2022–23 Ligue 14000——40
Total561211——5713
Nantes 2022–23 Ligue 13100—2 [d] 051
Career total1242852305013730
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 5 August 2022 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201930
202140
202240
Total110

Honours

Cameroon

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References

  1. 1 2 Ignatius Ganago at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf". www.paulnehf.de.
  3. ↑ "Nice vs. Monaco - 9 September 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ignatius Ganago au RC Lens". Ligue 1. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Transferts : Ignatius Ganago (Lens) s'engage avec Nantes (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Revolution acquire forward/winger Ignatius Ganago on loan from FC Nantes". RevolutionSoccer.net. New England Revolution . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tunisia vs. Cameroon – 12 October 2019 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ Enow, Njie (30 October 2019). "Nice refuse to release Cameroon's Ignatius Ganago for Under-23 Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "L'attaquant de Nantes Ignatius Ganago endeuillé par la mort de sa fille" [Nantes striker Ignatius Ganago mourns the death of his daughter]. L'Équipe (in French). 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Ignatius Ganago at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ↑ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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