Felipe Ovono

Felipe Ovono

Personal information
Full name	Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang
Date of birth	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993
Place of birth	Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Orlando Pirates
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Sony Elá Nguema
2014	Deportivo Mongomo
2015–	Orlando Pirates	5	(0)
International career‡
2011–	Equatorial Guinea	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ovono and the second or maternal family name is Mbang.

Felipe Ovono Ovono Mbang (born 26 July 1993 in Mongomo de Guadalupe), is an Equatoguinean football goalkeeper. He played from 2011 to 2013 for CD Elá Nguema in the Equatoguinean Premier League. He is currently signed with Orlando Pirates.

An Equatoguinean international, he was part of the squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Early life

Ovono is the son of Felipe Ovono Meñana Avomo and Josefina Mbang Mba Nkara. His father died when he was very young and since then he was raised by his mother.

Career

He started to play football in a club (Maria Auxiliadora) from the 3rd division and eventually the team got promoted to the second division, and after great performances in the 2nd division, he signed with Sony Elá Nguema of the first division. Ovono won several league titles with this team and consequently started to be part of the national team. In 2012 he was part of the team that played the African cup that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. He didn't play any minute in this competition and the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the finalist Ivory Coast.

In 2013, Ovono signed with Deportivo Mongomo where he became the captain of the team. In his first season with Mongomo, he was honoured with the trophy of best goalkeeper of the league. In 2014 he played the African Cup hosted in Equatorial Guinea and this time he played all the matches of his team. The team ended 4th in the competition. During the competition, Ovono realized great performances against big teams like Gabon, Tunisia, and Congo. And this attracted the attention of several teams from Europe and Africa.

In 2015, Ovono signed with Orlando Pirates from South Africa. He made his competitive debut for Orlando Pirates FC on 22 August 2015 and kept a clean sheet against AC Leopards on CAF Confederations Cup

External links

• BBC Article
• Felipe Ovono on Facebook
• Felipe Ovono – FIFA competition record
• Felipe Ovono at National-Football-Teams.com
• Felipe Ovono at Soccerway