Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarusian: Макс Эбонг, romanized: Maks Ebonh; Russian: Макс Эбонг; born 26 August 1999) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana and the Belarus national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afrid Max Ebong Ngome | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Astana | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 33 | (2) |
| 2020– | Astana | 80 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Belarus U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019– | Belarus | 37 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing Ebong for a four-year contract.[1]
International edit
He made his first appearance for the national team on 9 September 2019, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Yury Kavalyow in the 0–1 loss against Wales in a friendly match.[2]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 49 | 5 | ||
| Astana | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 13 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 16 October 2023[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | 5 | |
International goals edit
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2020 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Lithuania |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| 2. | 18 November 2020 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Albania |
2–3 | 2–3 | |
| 3. | 16 June 2023 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Israel |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4. | 19 June 2023 |  Kosovo |
2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 5. | 15 October 2023 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
1–1 | 3–3 |
Honours edit
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Astana
Personal life edit
Ebong was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, to a family of mixed Belarusian ancestry on his mother's side and Cameroonian on his father's side. His parents met at the Vitebsk medical university where both were students. Ebong is reportedly estranged from his father.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Макс Эбонг –футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Wales vs. Belarus 1:0". soccerway.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Player's profile at pressball.by
- ^ Max Ebong at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Max Ebong at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Мы — белорусы. "Африд Макс Эбонг Нгоме? Да ну... Я просто Макс!"" [We are Belarusians. "Afrid Max Ebong Ngome? Come on.. I'm just Max!"] (in Russian). Pressball. 7 June 2018.
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