| Max Ebong | |
| Full Name: | Afrid Max Ebong Ngome |
| Birth Date: | 1999 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Vitebsk, Belarus |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Astana |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Astana |
| Caps2: | 92 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belarus U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Belarus |
| Nationalcaps2: | 38 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 13 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarusian: Макс Эбонг|translit=Maks Ebonh; Russian: Макс Эбонг; born 26 August 1999) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana and the Belarus national team.
On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Ebong for a four-year contract.[1]
Ebong made his first appearance for the Belarus national team on 9 September 2019, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Yury Kavalyow in a 1–0 loss against Wales in a friendly match.[2]
Ebong was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, to a family of mixed Belarusian ancestry on his mother's side and Cameroonian on his father's side. His parents met at the Vitebsk medical university where both were students. Ebong is reportedly estranged from his father.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 49 | 5 | |||
| Astana | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 113 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | ||
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2020 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 2. | 18 November 2020 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 3. | 16 June 2023 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 4. | 19 June 2023 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 5. | 15 October 2023 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 1–1 | 3–3 | ||
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Astana