Jean Onana Explained

Jean Onana
Fullname:Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana
Birth Date:8 January 2000
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height:1.89 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Beşiktaş
Clubnumber:71
Youthyears1:–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
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2024
Clubs8:Marseille (loan)
Caps8:13
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2020–2022
Nationalteam1:Cameroon
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:11 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:22 September 2022

Jean Emile Junior Onana Onana (born 8 January 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[1] [2]

Club career

On 31 January 2020, Onana joined Lille from Leixões.[3] Onana made his professional debut with Lille in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 16 February 2020.[4] In August 2020, he joined Belgian club Mouscron along with some Lille players on loan,[5] where he received a red card in a Division A match defeat to Kortrijk on 13 September.[6]

On 30 August 2021, Onana moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a five-year contract.[7] On 1 September 2022, he signed for his former club Lille's rivals Lens on a five-year contract.[8] He made his first appearance with Lens on 4 September 2022 against Reims.

On 21 July 2023 Onana moved to Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

International career

Onana made his Cameroon national team debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against Japan.[12] [13]

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.[14]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2018–19Liga Portugal 21010
2019–20Ligue 110000010
Mouscron (loan) 2020–21Belgian Pro League28210292
2021–22Ligue 123300233
2022–23Ligue 2300030
Total26300263
Lens2022–23Ligue 121020230
Beşiktaş2023–24Süper Lig400060100
Marseille (loan)2023–24Ligue 11311000141
Career total94440601044

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon202010
202120
202270
Total100

Honours

Cameroon

Beşiktaş

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player. 2022-01-27. Ligue1. en.
  2. Web site: Biography of Jean Onana BeSoccer. 2022-01-27. www.besoccer.com. en.
  3. Web site: Le milieu camerounais Jean Onana est Lillois | Lille LOSC. www.losc.fr.
  4. Web site: Lille vs. Olympique Marseille - 16 February 2020. Soccerway.
  5. Web site: Royal Excel Mouscron sign Ivorian and Lille centre back. Goal.com. 18 August 2020. 13 September 2020.
  6. Web site: KV Kortrijk vs. Excel Mouscron - 13 September 2020. Soccerway.
  7. Web site: Bordeaux. Junior Onana rejoint les Girondins. 30 August 2021. fr.
  8. Web site: 1 September 2022 . Jean Onana, du coffre dans l'entrejeu . 1 September 2022 . . fr.
  9. Web site: Jean Onana switches to Beşiktaş. 2023-07-21. 2023-07-23. bjk.com.tr. en.
  10. Web site: Kulübümüzden Bilgilendirme. Beşiktaş J.K.. 11 December 2023.
  11. Web site: 8 January 2024 . Jean Onana, Marsilya'ya Geçici Transfer Oldu . Jean Onana was temporarily transferred to Marseille . 8 January 2024 . Beşiktaş J.K. . Turkish.
  12. Web site: ESPN. Japan v Cameroon game report. 8 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Cameroon - J. Onana - Profile with news, career statistics and history. 2022-01-27. Soccerway.
  14. Web site: Gagnepain . Flavien . Décugis . Jean-Michel . 20 May 2024 . Marseille : les footballeurs Onana et Moumbagna braqués, des impacts de balles retrouvés sur leurs voitures . 20 May 2024 . . Fr.
  15. Web site: Jean Onana. Soccerway.
  16. Web site: Jean Onana. national-football-teams.com. 17 May 2024. English.
  17. Web site: AfricaNews. 2022-02-06. Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place. 2022-02-06. Africanews. en.
  18. News: Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray. Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. 3 August 2024.