Royce Openda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Royce Drax Openda Owaga | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pau | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2021 | AS Bouenguidi | ||
| 2022 | FC Château-Gontier | ||
| 2023–2024 | Lorient B | 33 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Lorient | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chambly Oise | 10 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Bordeaux | 27 | (14) |
| 2026– | Pau | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Gabon | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:03, 31 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Royce Drax Openda Owaga (born 21 April 2002) is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a winger for French Ligue 2 club Pau and the Gabon national team.
Early life
Openda was born in 2002 in Gabon. He is a native of Port-Gentil, Gabon.[2]
Career
Openda started his career with Gabonese side AS Bouenguidi. He played in the CAF Champions League while playing for the club.[3] In 2023, he signed for French Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.
International career
Openda was called up to the Gabon national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2025.[4]
Style of play
Openda mainly operates as a striker. He is known for his speed.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Bouenguidi | 2021–22 | Gabon Championnat National D1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lorient B | 2023–24 | CFA 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | CFA 2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Lorient | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Bordeaux | 2025–26 | Championnat National 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 6 | |
| Career total | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in CAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 31 December 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Royce Openda at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Royce Openda répète ses gammes au FC Lorient". ouest-france.fr.
- ↑ "De Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne en Régionale 1 à Lorient en Ligue 1, le fabuleux destin de Royce Openda". francebleu.fr.
- ↑ Folake, Vignon (6 November 2025). "Mondial 2026 : Thierry Mouyouma dévoile la liste des Panthères pour les barrages" (in French). Gabon Review. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ "Royce Openda veut percer". gabonreview.com.
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- 2002 births
- Footballers from Libreville
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Gabonese men's footballers
- Gabon men's international footballers
- FC Lorient players
- FC Chambly Oise players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Pau FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Gabonese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in France