Jean_Onana

Jean Onana

Jean Onana

Cameroonian footballer

Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana (born 8 January 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. He also represents the Cameroon national team.[1][2]

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Club career

On 31 January 2020, Onana joined Lille from Leixões.[3] Onana made his professional debut with Lille in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 16 February 2020.[4] In August 2020, he joined Belgian club Mouscron along with some Lille players on loan,[5] where he received a red card in a Division A match defeat to Kortrijk on 13 September.[6]

On 30 August 2021, Onana moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a five-year contract.[7] On 1 September 2022, he signed for his former club Lille's rivals Lens on a five-year contract.[8] He made his first appearance with Lens on 4 September 2022 against Reims.

On 21 July 2023 Onana moved to Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[9]

On 11 December 2023, it was officially announced that Onana has been excluded from the Beşiktaş squad along with Vincent Aboubakar, Valentin Rosier, Rachid Ghezzal and Eric Bailly due to poor performance and incompatibility within the team.[10] On 8 January 2024, Beşiktaş sent Onana on loan to Ligue 1 club Marseille until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[11]

International career

Onana made his Cameroon national team debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against Japan.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024[14]
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  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Cameroon

References

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    "Biography of Jean Onana | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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    "Le milieu camerounais Jean Onana est Lillois | Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr.
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    "Lille vs. Olympique Marseille - 16 February 2020". Soccerway.
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    "Royal Excel Mouscron sign Ivorian and Lille centre back". Goal.com. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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    "KV Kortrijk vs. Excel Mouscron - 13 September 2020". Soccerway.
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    "Junior Onana rejoint les Girondins" (in French). Bordeaux. 30 August 2021.
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    "Jean Onana, du coffre dans l'entrejeu" (in French). RC Lens. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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    "Jean Onana switches to Beşiktaş". bjk.com.tr. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Kulübümüzden Bilgilendirme". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Jean Onana, Marsilya'ya Geçici Transfer Oldu" [Jean Onana was temporarily transferred to Marseille] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. [12]
    "Japan v Cameroon game report". ESPN. 8 October 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Cameroon - J. Onana - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Jean Onana". Soccerway.
  15. [15]
    AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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