André Onana
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Personal information
Date of birth
2 April 1996
Place of birth
Nkol Ngok, Cameroon
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position
Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number
24
Cameroon
AJAX Season 2015-
Article
Youth career
Samuel Eto'o Academy
Barcelona
2010-2015
Senior career*
Jong Ajax
2015-2016
39x apps / 0x goal
Ajax
2016-
28x apps / 0x goal
National team
Cameroon U20
Cameroon
2016
1x apps / 0x goal
(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2017 - National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2016)
André Onana is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Ajax as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Nkol Ngok, Onana joined FC Barcelona in 2010, aged 13, after starting it out at Samuel Eto'o Foundation.
In early January 2015, it was announced that he would join Dutch club Ajax in July 2015.
The transfer was brought forward later that month.
He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in February 2015.
International career
Onana is a former Cameroon youth international.
He was named in Cameroon's squad for a friendly against France in May 2016.
Onana debuted for Cameroon in a 2:1 friendly win over Gabon in September 2016.
Cameroon hit form to thrash Ivory Coast - They continued their resurgence as they hammered Ivory Coast 4:1 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Yaounde.
Congo Brazzaville produced a shock victory in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, beating Nigeria 3:2 in their Group A match in Calabar.
BREAKING NEWS: Everton sign 3-times Champions League winner Samuel Eto'o on a two-year deal
Talks are ongoing but Everton could sign Eto'o in time for him to be in line for a debut against his old side at Goodison on Saturday.
This weekend's fixtures
GROUP A
• Real Bamako vs Coton Sport 1:1
• AC Leopards (CGO) vs ASEC Mimosas 4:1
GROUP B
• Sewe San Pedro vs Nkana 3:0
• Al Ahly vs Etoile Sahel 0:0
Eto'o dropped from Cameroon squad for Nations Cup qualifiers - Cameroon have made a major overhaul to their squad, dropping 13 players from the party who went to the World Cup including captain Samuel Eto'o.
Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.
A second-half hat-trick from Kader Bidimbou and a Cesaire Gandze strike gave Leopards the victory which helps them close the gap on leaders Coton Sport to just two points with one round of group matches remaining.
Group A
• 27 July: Coton Sport vs Asec Mimosas 2:1
• 27 July: AC Leopards vs Real Bamako 1:2
Group B
• 27 July: Al Ahly vs Sewe Sports 1:0
• 27 July: Nkana vs Etoile du Sahel 4:3
The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.
