Felipe Ovono

Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang (born 26 July 1993) is an Equatorial Guinean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Fútbol club Futuro Kings FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team. He was part of the squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

This name uses Fang people from Equatorial Guinea naming customs: his surname is Ovono, his father's surname is Ovono and his mother's surname is Mbang. The surnames are chosen by their respective parents.
Felipe Ovono
Ovono with Equatorial Guinea Team
Personal information
Full name Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang
Date of birth (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Place of birth Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Futuro Kings
Number TBA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Sony Elá Nguema 51
2013–2015 Deportivo Mongomo 20
2015–2017 Orlando Pirates 16 (0)
2017–2020 Mekelle 70 Enderta 42 (0)
2020– Futuro Kings 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Equatorial Guinea 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2015

Early life

Ovono was born in Mongomo to Felipe Ovono and Josefina Mbang. His father died when he was very young and since then he was raised by his mother.

Career

Ovono started to play football in a club (Maria Auxiliadora) from the 3rd division and eventually the team got promoted to the second division, and after great performances in the 2nd division, he signed with Sony Elá Nguema of the first division. Ovono won several league titles with this team and consequently started to be part of the national team. In 2012, he was part of the team that played the African cup that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. He didn't play any minute in this competition and the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the finalist Ivory Coast.

In 2013, Ovono signed with Deportivo Mongomo where he became the captain of the team. In his first season with Mongomo, he was honoured with the trophy of best goalkeeper of the league. In 2014, he played the African Cup hosted in Equatorial Guinea and this time he played all the matches of his team. The team ended 4th in the competition. During the competition, he realized great performances against big teams like Gabon, Tunisia, and Congo. And this attracted the attention of several teams from Europe and Africa.

In 2015, Ovono signed with Orlando Pirates from South Africa. He made his competitive debut for Orlando Pirates FC on 22 August 2015 and kept a clean sheet against AC Leopards on CAF Confederations Cup. He has since managed to earn a reputation amongst the Orlando Pirates faithful, as the goalkeeper who always drops and spills the ball straight back to the opposition, often leading to him conceding silly goals. The most recent occurrence was in the MTN 8 quarter final match against Bidvest Wits on 27 August 2016, where the Sea Robbers lost by 2 goals to 1.

In July 2017, Ovono signed for Sony Elá Nguema. After one year he joined the Ethiopian team Mekelle 70 enderta where he played the 2017-2018 season. They won the Ethiopian premier league 2018-2019 which allowed them to play the caf champions league qualifying round. They played against Equatorial Guinea team cano sport but where eventually eliminated after a loss 2-1 in the first leg and a draw 1-1 in the second leg.[2]

On 6 August 2020, Ovono signed a two-year contract with Futuro Kings FC in his hometown of Mongomo.[3][4]

Titles
Number of Cup Club Title
3CD Elá NguemaEquatoguinean Primera División
2Deportivo MongomoEquatoguinean Cup
1Orlando Pirates F.C.Maize Cup

Other Titles

Orlando Pirates F.C.

Equatorial Guinea national football team

References
  1. "CAN 2015: Les 23 de la Guinée équatoriale - Africa Top Sports". Africa Top Sports (in French). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. "La vuelta amargada de Felipe Ovono al Sony de Ela Nguema. – PSports". publitecsport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. "Felipe Ovono regresa a la liga nacional" (in Spanish).
  4. "La Estrella Del Nzalang Nacional, Felipe Ovono, Firma Con El Futuro Kings FC" (in Spanish).
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