Shaun Ontong
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaun Paul Ontong | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belwest | |||
| 2001 | Belconnen United | ||
| 2002 | ACTAS | ||
| 2003–2006 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Adelaide United | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Oakleigh Cannons | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Dempo S.C. (Assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2007. | |||
Shaun Ontong (born 25 March 1987 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian footballer.
His father, Paul Ontong, was born in South Africa and played in the NSL for Mooroolbark SC and Brisbane Lions.[1] [2]
Club career
Ontong grew up in Canberra, playing junior football for local clubs Belwest Foxes and later Belconnen United. In 2006 he was awarded a place in the AIS football program.[3] In late 2006, he trialled with German club 1. FC Nuremberg,[4] but suffered a groin injury during the trial and returned to Australia.[5] He spent time briefly with Melbourne Victory before heading back to Europe, trialling with FC Sion and later in Slovenia with NK Maribor and Bela Krajina, but his recurrent injury forced another return home. In June 2007, he signed with Adelaide United on a one-year contract, followed by a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Jets in April 2008. As of 2012, he was playing with Oakleigh Cannons in the Victorian Premier League.
International career
Ontong received 10 caps at international U20 level and captained the Young Socceroos through the AFC Youth Championship 2006 campaign.[6]
A-League career statistics
(As of January 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Adelaide United | 2007–08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Football academy
In 2013 Ontong and fellow Canberran Kaz Patafta set up a football academy in Canberra, Ontong Patafta Football Academy.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.cornerflag.com.au/my-football-journey-arthur-papas-shaun-ontong/
- ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/O/OR.html
- ↑ 2006 AIS/Australian Men’s Football (soccer) program launched
- ↑ "Derby is good thing" (in German). 1. FC Nuremberg. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ↑ Flanagan, Eamonn (1 August 2007). "Canberran hoping for an A-League return" (PDF). Capital Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ Fox Sports News (29 October 2006). "Ontong to captain Young 'Roos".
- ↑ opfa.com.au: Media. Accessed 18 June 2013
External links
- Ontong Patafta Football Academy
- Shaun Ontong profile at Soccerway
- Profile at ultimatealeague.com (to 2010). Accessed 11 November 2012