Didier Ovono

Didier Ovono
	Ovono with Le Mans in August 2009
Personal information
Full name	Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang
Date of birth	23 January 1983
Place of birth	Port-Gentil, Gabon
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 21 September 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:14, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born 23 January 1983) is Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In 2008, Ovono won the Georgian League with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. On 22 June 2009, he moved from Dinamo Tbilisi to Le Mans Union Club 72 in Ligue 1 where he was given a three-year contract until June 2012.[1]

International career

Ovono played at the 2010 African Cup of Nations for Gabon, including an amazing performance and a clean sheet in Gabon's shock opening victory over Cameroon.[2]

In 2012, he played in all 4 national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, 2 of which were clean sheets. As a result, Gabon reached the quarterfinals.[3][4]

He retired from the national team in May 2017.[5] Later on, he came out of retirement to be the first Gabonese player to have 100 or more international appearances.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 23 March 2019[7]

Year	Apps	Goals
Gabon
2003	7	0
2004	6	0
2005	5	0
2006	3	0
2007	3	0
2008	9	0
2009	7	0
2010	10	0
2011	7	0
2012	11	0
2013	5	0
2014	7	0
2015	12	0
2016	7	0
2017	6	0
2018	6	0
2019	1	0
Total	112	0

References

"Muc72 actualités nouveautés santé sport people 2017 ..." Muc72 actualité. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
"Cameroon 0-1 Gabon". 11 October 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
https://africanfootball.com/team/35/Gabon/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
Okeleji, Oluwashina (14 May 2017). "Gabon goalkeeper Ovono retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
"Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
Didier Ovono at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Didier Ovono – FIFA competition record

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[1] "Muc72 actualités nouveautés santé sport people 2017 ..." Muc72 actualité. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.

[2] "Cameroon 0-1 Gabon". 11 October 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[3] ttps://africanfootball.com/team/35/Gabon/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/

[4] ttps://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/

[5] Okeleji, Oluwashina (14 May 2017). "Gabon goalkeeper Ovono retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[6] "Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[nft-7] Didier Ovono at National-Football-Teams.com

Personal information
Ovono with Le Mans in August 2009
Full name	Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang
Date of birth	(1983-01-23) 23 January 1983
Place of birth	Port-Gentil, Gabon
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Pétro Sport Port-Gentil	?	(0)
2001–2003	AS Mangasport	?	(0)
2004	Sogéa FC	?	(0)
2005	Alianza FC	36	(0)
2006	Paços de Ferreira	0	(0)
2007–2009	Dinamo Tbilisi	49	(0)
2009–2012	Le Mans	81	(0)
2013	Sochaux	0	(0)
2013–2017	Oostende	89	(0)
2017–2019	Paris FC	1	(0)
National team^‡
2003–	Gabon	112	(0)
2012	Gabon Olympic	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 21 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:14, 5 August 2019 (UTC)