Oumar Gonzalez (born 25 February 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed and the Cameroon national team.
.jpg) Gonzalez with Africa Cup of Nations in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | US Baille | ||
| 2008–2013 | Air Bel | ||
| 2013–2015 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Metz B | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Épinal (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Rodez (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Villefranche (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly | 40 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Ajaccio | 64 | (3) |
| 2023– | Al-Raed | 17 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cameroon | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 10 August 2015, Gonzalez signed his first professional contract with Metz.[1] After several seasons out on loan at different clubs,[2] he signed with Chambly on 7 June 2019.[3] Gonzalez made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Valenciennes on 26 July 2019.[4]
On 17 August 2023, Gonzalez joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.[5]
International career
editGonzalez represented the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[6]
He made his senior international debut for Cameroon on June 10, 2023, in a friendly match against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes.
On December 28, 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected by Rigobert Song to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
editBorn in Cameroon, Gonzalez took his adoptive Mexican father's Spanish surname.[7] He holds Cameroonian, French and Mexican nationalities.[8][9]
He has a deceased daughter named Mia Gonzalez born in 2017.
References
edit- ^ "Deux nouveaux professionnels au FC Metz". L'essentiel.
- ^ "Oumar Gonzalez, nouvelle recrue". 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Officiel : Chambly signe Oumar Gonzalez, en provenance de Metz". MaLigue2. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Chambly vs. Valenciennes - 26 July 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "رسمياً.. الرائد يضم المدافع الكاميروني 'غونزاليس'". أخبار 24. 17 August 2023.
- ^ à 19h02, Par Anthony YatkinLe 19 novembre 2019 (19 November 2019). "Football : le rêve brisé d'Oumar Gonzalez". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ à 19h02, Par Anthony Yatkin Le 19 novembre 2019 (19 November 2019). "Football : le rêve brisé d'Oumar Gonzalez". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Joueur". Ligue2.
- ^ "Un 'mexicano' en la Copa Africana de Naciones". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish).
External links
edit- Oumar Gonzalez at Soccerway
- Oumar Gonzalez – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Oumar Gonzalez at FootballDatabase.eu