Frank Ongfiang
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Olivier Ongfiang | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bordeaux | |||
| 2001–2002 | Venezia | ||
| 2002–2003 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002 | Venezia | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Palermo | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Cesena (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Martina (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Al Ain (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Sharjah SC (loan) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Al Ahly Tripoli | ||
| 2010–2011 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheikh Russel KC | ||
| 2013 | Benfica Luanda | ||
| 2014 | Sriwijaya | 15 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Cameroon U20 | ||
| 2007 | Cameroon U23 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 9 September 2014 (UTC). | |||
Frank Olivier Ongfiang (born 6 April 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer.
Biography
Italy & early career
Born in Yaoundé, Ongfiang started his European career at France for Bordeaux. In 2001–02 season, he was signed by Venezia and made his Serie A debut on 17 March 2002 against Chievo, substituted Arturo Di Napoli in the last minutes. The match ended in 1–1 draw. At that time he was the 4th all-time youngest Serie A foreign player, after Valeri Bojinov, Lampros Choutos and Claiton.
In August 2002, after Venezia's owner Maurizio Zamparini purchased Palermo, he followed his team-mates likes Di Napoli, Kewullay Conteh, Mario Santana, Igor Budan, Stefano Morrone and Daniel Andersson, etc. transferred to the Sicily side.[1]
In 2003–04 season, he left for Cesena of Serie C1 on loan.[2] In the next season, played for Martina.
Africa & Middle East
On 1 July 2005, he left for Espérance de Tunis[3][4] and played at 2005 CAF Champions League.[5]
In 2007, he left for Al Ain and played at 2007 AFC Champions League. In mid-2008, he left for Al Ahly Tripoli.[6]
Ukraine
In March 2011 he sign for the Ukrainian side Zirka Kirovohrad.[7]
International career
Ongfiang was the captain of Cameroon U20 team at 2005 African Youth Championship qualification.[8][9]
Ongfiang was a member of Cameroon U23 team. He was call-up a 42-men preliminaries squad for 2004 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament against Côte d'Ivoire U23 team in February 2004.[10]
In November 2004, he was call-up to Cameroon against Germany as reserve player.[11] He also capped for Cameroon Youth team at 2007 All-Africa Games.[6]
References
- ↑ Davide Pastore (25 July 2002). "Mezzo Venezia si trasferisce in Sicilia". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Vasari, firmato il contratto a gettone". la Repubblica (in Italian). 18 July 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ongfiang all’Esperance Sportive De Tunis". ilpalermocalcio.it (in Italian). 1 July 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Meyong Grabs A Pair of Goals in Portugal, N’Gal Nets One in Finland". camfoot.com. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Esperance 1–2 Zamalek". BBC Sport. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Echos d’Afrique du Nord : place à la Libye" (in French). camfoot.com. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ ФРАНК ОЛІВЬЄ ОНГФІАНГ – ГРАВЕЦЬ ФК "ЗІРКА" [Frank Olivier Ongfiang Player FC Zirka]. FC Zirka Kirovohrad (in Ukrainian). 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ↑ "CAN Junior 2005 : le Cameroun affûte ses armes" (in French). Fédération Camerounaise de Football. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "Eto’o Gets A Hat Trick As Barcelona Qualifies for Knockout Stage of Champions League". camfoot.com. 5 November 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Jeux olympiques d’Athènes : Les Lions espoirs entrent en cage" (in French). camfoot.com. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Martin Etonge (4 November 2004). "Schafer changes squad again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links
- (Italian) Profile at ilpalermocalcio.it – The Official Site of Palermo
- Frank Ongfiang profile at Soccerway