Jesús Owono
Equatoguinean footballer (born 2001)
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Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng (born 1 March 2001) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club FC Andorra, on loan from La Liga club Alavés, and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4]
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Owono with Equatorial Guinea in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bata, Equatorial Guinea[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Andorra (on loan from Alavés) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Antiguoko | ||
| 2013–2017 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Antiguoko (loan) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | San Ignacio | 45 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Alavés B | 22 | (0) |
| 2021– | Alavés | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Andorra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Basque Country U16 | |||
| 2019– | Equatorial Guinea | 44 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2025 | |||
Early life
Owono was born in Bata and moved to the Basque Country, Spain during his childhood. He joined Antiguoko at age 8.[5] He represented the Basque Country at under–16 level.[5]
Club career
Owono made his La Liga debut for Alavés on 2 January 2022. He is the first Equatorial Guinea international footballer born in the country to appear in a Spanish top-league match.
On 13 July 2025, Owono signed for Segunda División club Andorra on a one-year loan deal.[6]
International career
Owono, at the age of 17, received his first senior call up by Equatorial Guinea in September 2018.[7] He made his debut on 25 March 2019, playing the whole second half of a 3–2 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 November 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Ignacio | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tercera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Alavés B | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Alavés | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Andorra (loan) | 2025–26 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 83 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 December 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
