Cameroonian footballer
Oumar Gonzalez
Date of birth
(1998-02-25 ) 25 February 1998 (age 26) Place of birth
Douala , Cameroon Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s)
Defender Current team
Al-Raed Number
21 2005–2008
US Baille 2008–2013
Air Bel 2013–2015
Metz 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) 2019
Cameroon U23
3
(0) 2023–
Cameroon
9
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
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 .
Club career
On 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
Gonzalez 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
Born 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.
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