Jean Onana
{{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean Onana
| fullname = Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana
| image = Jean Onana (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Onana with Beşiktaş in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Genoa (on loan from Beşiktaş)
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs1 = Nkufo Academy
| youthyears2 = 2019
| youthclubs2 = → Leixões (loan)
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Leixões
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Lille B
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = Lille
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Mouscron (loan)
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Bordeaux
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = Lens
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Beşiktaş
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = → Marseille (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = → Genoa (loan)
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2020–2022
| nationalteam1 = Cameroon
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 22 September 2022
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CMR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|3rd|2021 Cameroon|}}
}}
Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana (born 8 January 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian {{Italian football updater|Genoa}} club Genoa on loan from Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.{{Cite web|title=Player|url=https://www.ligue1.com/player|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Ligue1|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Biography of Jean Onana {{!}} BeSoccer|url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/biography/j-onana-864791|access-date=2022-01-27|website=www.besoccer.com|language=en}}
Club career
On 31 January 2020, Onana joined Lille from Leixões.{{Cite web|url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/le-milieu-camerounais-jean-onana-est-lillois|title=Le milieu camerounais Jean Onana est Lillois | Lille LOSC|website=www.losc.fr}} Onana made his professional debut with Lille in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 16 February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/16/france/ligue-1/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/olympique-de-marseille/3030794/|title=Lille vs. Olympique Marseille - 16 February 2020|website=Soccerway}} In August 2020, he joined Belgian club Mouscron along with some Lille players on loan,{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/dabila-royal-excel-mouscron-sign-ivorian-and-lille-centre/soa9neyhudxk1ik5np10n5u4n|title=Royal Excel Mouscron sign Ivorian and Lille centre back|work= Goal.com|date=18 August 2020|accessdate=13 September 2020}} where he received a red card in a Division A match defeat to Kortrijk on 13 September.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/13/belgium/pro-league/kv-kortrijk/rrc-peruwelz/3323555/|title= KV Kortrijk vs. Excel Mouscron - 13 September 2020|website=Soccerway}}
On 30 August 2021, Onana moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a five-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Bordeaux|url=https://www.girondins.com/fr/news/32546/junior-onana-rejoint-les-girondins|title=Junior Onana rejoint les Girondins|date=30 August 2021|language=fr}} On 1 September 2022, he signed for his former club Lille's rivals Lens on a five-year contract.{{Cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=Jean Onana, du coffre dans l'entrejeu |url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/mercato-contrat-jean-onana-rclens-20220901 |access-date=1 September 2022 |publisher=RC Lens |language=fr}} He made his first appearance with Lens on 4 September 2022 against Reims.
On 21 July 2023 Onana moved to Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.{{Cite web|title=Jean Onana switches to Beşiktaş|url=https://bjk.com.tr/en/haber/86597/jean-onana-switches-to-besiktas.html|date=2023-07-21|access-date=2023-07-23|website=bjk.com.tr|language=en}}
On 11 December 2023, it was officially announced that Onana has been excluded from the Beşiktaş squad along with Vincent Aboubakar, Valentin Rosier, Rachid Ghezzal and Eric Bailly due to poor performance and incompatibility within the team.{{cite web |url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/87745/kulubumuzden-bilgilendirme.html|title=Kulübümüzden Bilgilendirme
|publisher=Beşiktaş J.K.|access-date=11 December 2023}}
On 8 January 2024, Beşiktaş sent Onana on loan to Ligue 1 club Marseille until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.{{cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Jean Onana, Marsilya'ya Geçici Transfer Oldu |trans-title=Jean Onana was temporarily transferred to Marseille |url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/88007/jean-onana-marsilyaya-gecici-transfer-oldu.html |access-date=8 January 2024 |publisher=Beşiktaş J.K. |language=Turkish}}
On 30 January 2025, Beşiktaş sent Onana on loan to Serie A club Genoa until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.{{cite web |date=30 January 2025 |title=Official: Genoa sign Onana and Ellertsson|trans-title=Official: Genoa sign Onana and Ellertsson |url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/official-genoa-sign-onana-and-ellertsson-40638511 |access-date=30 January 2025 |publisher=onefootball.com |language=English}}
International career
Onana made his Cameroon national team debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against Japan.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://africa.espn.com/football/match?gameId=585119|title=Japan v Cameroon game report|date=8 October 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Cameroon - J. Onana - Profile with news, career statistics and history|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jean-emile-junior-onana-onana/598695/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Soccerway}}
Personal life
In the early morning of 20 May 2024, Onana and OM teammate Faris Moumbagna were the victims of an armed robbery attempt while they were in their cars as they were leaving La Commanderie. Although neither were injured, two bullet holes were found on the driver's door on one of the vehicles.{{Cite web |last1=Gagnepain |first1=Flavien |last2=Décugis |first2=Jean-Michel |date=20 May 2024 |title=Marseille : les footballeurs Onana et Moumbagna braqués, des impacts de balles retrouvés sur leurs voitures |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1/marseille-les-footballeurs-onana-et-moumbagna-victimes-dune-tentative-de-vol-a-main-armee-sur-leurs-voitures-20-05-2024-Q6EXZOW4GZEJ5LV7Y2BPSLX5B4.php |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Le Parisien |language=Fr}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 19 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jean-emile-junior-onana-onana/598695/|title=Jean Onana|website=Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Leixões
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lille
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mouscron (loan)
|28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Bordeaux
|Ligue 1 |23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 3 | ||
| Lens
|Ligue 1 |21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Marseille (loan)
|Ligue 1 |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 4 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 23 September 2022}}{{cite web|title=Jean Onana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79731/Jean_Onana.html|publisher=national-football-teams.com|accessdate=17 May 2024|language=English}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Cameroon
|2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 10 | 0 |
Honours
References
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External links
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- [https://www.clermontfoot.com/effectif/joueurs/chader-sofyan Clermont Foot profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223051429/https://www.clermontfoot.com/effectif/joueurs/chader-sofyan |date=23 February 2020 }}
{{Genoa CFC squad}}
{{Cameroon squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Footballers from Yaoundé
Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Category:Cameroon men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Royal Excel Mouscron players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Category:Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Category:Olympique de Marseille players
Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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