Fabrice Ondoa

Fabrice Ondoa
Ondoa with Cameroon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo
Date of birth (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rabotnički
Youth career
2006–2009 Samuel Eto'o Academy
2009–2014 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2016 Pobla Mafumet 5 (0)
2016–2017 Gimnàstic 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Sevilla B (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Sevilla B 3 (0)
2018–2020 Oostende 28 (0)
2021 Istra 1961 0 (0)
2022–2023 Auda 42 (0)
2023–2024 Nîmes 3 (0)
2024–2025 RFS 20 (0)
2026 Rabotnički 16 (0)
International career‡
2014– Cameroon 51 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2017 Gabon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 January 2024

Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo (born 24 December 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Macedonian First League club Rabotnički and plays for the Cameroon national team.

Having made his debut in 2014 at the age of 18, he represented Cameroon at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning the 2017 edition.

Club career

Ondoa with Barcelona academy in 2011

Born in Yaoundé, Ondoa joined Barcelona in 2009, aged 13, after starting it out at Samuel Eto'o Foundation.[1] He progressed through the club's youth system, and renewed his link with the Catalans until 2017 in 2014.[2]

In June 2014, Ondoa was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División. However, he was only used as a backup to Adrián Ortolá during the campaign.

On 7 January 2016, Ondoa signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Gimnàstic also in the second level, after rescinding his link with Barça.[3] He was assigned to their farm team, Pobla de Mafumet of the third division, and made his senior club debut three days later in a 3–2 loss at Reus Deportiu.[4]

On 17 August 2016, Ondoa was loaned to fellow second-tier club Sevilla B, for one year.[5] Second choice to Churripi,[6] he made his professional club debut on 18 March 2017 in a 2–1 win at Real Zaragoza, in which he was punished for timewasting by conceding a free kick in the penalty area from which Edu García scored; with two minutes remaining he was sent off for a foul with all substitutions having been made, and debutant defender José María Amo had to replace him in goal.[7]

On 11 May 2017, Ondoa signed for the Andalusians until 2020, as the club exercised his buyout clause.[8] After suffering relegation, he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Oostende.[9] In December 2020, he was terminated by the Belgian side after violating Covid-19 lockdown orders.[10]

On 12 February 2021, he joined Croatian club Istra 1961, signing a contract until the end of the season.[11] In March 2022, he joined FK Auda in the Latvian First Division.[12] On 4 July 2023, he left the club.[13] On 1 September 2023 he joined French Third Division club Nîmes Olympique.[14] On 28 June 2024, he signed with Latvian club FK RFS.[15] On 2 February 2026, he signed a short term contract with Macedonian club FK Rabotnički.[16]After the club was relegated, it was announced that Ondoa's contract would not be renewed.[17]

International career

On 24 August 2014, Ondoa was called up to Cameroon for the matches against DR Congo and the Ivory Coast.[18] Thirteen days later he made his international debut, starting in a 2–0 win against the former,[19] and being later praised by manager Volker Finke.[20]

Ondoa and Barcelona teammate Macky Bagnack were included in the 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[21] He played all three of their matches at the tournament in Equatorial Guinea, as they came last in their group.

At the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, Ondoa was again the undisputed goalkeeper for the Indomitable Lions. He was man of the match in their quarter-final win over Senegal, in which he saved the decisive attempt from Sadio Mané in the penalty shootout.[22] Cameroon won the title with a 2–1 victory over Egypt in the final, and he was elected into the Team of the Tournament.[23]

Personal life

His cousin, André Onana, also a goalkeeper.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 July 2026[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2014–15 Segunda División 00———00
2015–16 Segunda División B 00———00
Total 0000000000
Pobla Mafumet 2015–16 Segunda División B 50———50
Sevilla B 2016–17 Segunda División 20———20
2017–18 Segunda División 30———30
Total 5000000050
Oostende 2018–19 Pro League 230———230
2019–20 Pro League 5020——70
Istra 1961 2020–21 Croatian Football League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Auda 2022 Latvian Virsliga 30 0 4 0 — — 34 0
2023 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Total 42 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Nîmes 2023–24 Championnat National 1 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
RFS 2024 Latvian Virsliga 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
2025 8 0 0 0 16 0 1[b] 0 25 0
Total 20 0 1 0 16 0 1 0 38 0
Rabotnički 2025–26 Macedonian Prva Liga 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Career total 119080160101440
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Latvian Supercup

International

As of 15 January 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201460
201590
201660
2017160
201810
201910
202010
202110
202200
202340
202420
Total500

Honours

Barcelona

Auda

Cameroon

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ondoa: el relevo de Valdés" [Ondoa: Valdés' replacement] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ondoa, la pantera negra del Barça de la generación del 95" [Ondoa, the black panther of Barça from the 95' generation] (in Spanish). Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Nàstic ficha a Fabrice Ondoa" [Nàstic signs Fabrice Ondoa] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "El derbi de Hitchcock" [Hitchcock derby]. El Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ondoa marxa cedit al filial del Sevilla FC" [Ondoa goes out on loan at Sevilla FC's reserves] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Una oportunidad para Ondoa" [An opportunity for Ondoa] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "El inesperado final del Zaragoza - Sevilla At" [The unexpected finale of Zaragoza–Sevilla At.]. Sport (in Spanish). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "El camerunés Fabrice Ondoa, traspasado al Sevilla Atlético" [Cameroonian Fabrice Ondoa, transferred to Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Doelman Fabrice Ondoa van Sevilla FC naar KV Oostende" [Goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa from Sevilla FC to KV Oostende] (in Dutch). KV Oostende. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Fabrice Ondoa: Cameroon keeper sacked by KV Oostende". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Esanji, Isaac (12 February 2021). "Officiel : Fabrice Ondo trouve un nouveau point de chute". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Esanji, Isaac (5 March 2022). "Bonne nouvelle pour Fabrice Ondoa sur le point de s'engager dans un nouveau club". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Ngwa, Lesley (4 July 2023). "Fabrice Ondoa leaves FK Auda". KICK442 Sport News. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Djene, Erel (1 September 2023). "Fabrice Ondoa signe avec le Nîmes Olympique en France". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ondoa presentation". FK RFS at Instagram. 1 July 2024.
  16. ↑ DONCHE, Henry (2 February 2026). "Football – Fabrice Ondoa s'engage avec FK Rabotnički Skopje". BENIN WEB TV (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Akouete, Isidore (1 July 2026). "Coup dur pour Fabrice Ondoa, le FK Rabotnički ne le conserve pas". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Ondoa, Bagnack y Dongou, convocados con la selección de Camerún" [Ondoa, Bagnack and Dongou, called up to Cameroon national team] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Ondoa, titular en la victoria de Camerún" [Ondoa, starter in Cameroon's victory] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Cameroon boss praises 18-year old Ondoa". African Football. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Ondoa i Macky, a la Copa d'Àfrica" [Ondoa and Macky, to the African Cup of Nations] (in Catalan). Barcelona's official website. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "AFCON Gabon 2017: Fabrice Ondoa crown man of the match again". CRTV. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 "AFCON 2017: CAF names team of the tournament". Soccer 24. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Onana-Ondoa: El dulce momento de dos primos que se formaron en el Barça" [Onana-Ondoa: The sweet moment of two cousins who formed in Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  25. ↑ Fabrice Ondoa at Soccerway
  26. ↑ "Fabrice Ondoa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "AUDA VS. RIGAS FS 1 - 0". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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