Jérôme Onguéné
Cameroonian footballer (born 1997)
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Jérôme Junior Onguéné (born 22 December 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
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| Full name | Jérôme Junior Onguéné[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mbalmayo, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Illzach Modenheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Sochaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Sochaux B | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Sochaux | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Liefering (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Red Bull Salzburg | 56 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Genoa (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Servette (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Eyüpspor (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U16 | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | France U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U19 | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Cameroon | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 31 January 2017, Onguéné moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3] He was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg on 31 August 2017 until the end of the season.[4] In June 2018 Onguéné moved permanently to Salzburg.[5]
On 15 January 2021, Onguéné moved to Serie A club Genoa, on a loan until the end of the season.[6] The loan included an option to buy.[6]
On 25 March 2022, Onguéné signed a five-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, effective 1 July 2022.[7] On 5 January 2023, Onguéné returned to Red Bull Salzburg on loan until the end of the season having failed to make an appearance for Frankfurt.[8] He did not make any appearances for Red Bull during this stint, mostly dealing with knee issues. On 4 August 2023, Onguéné moved on a new loan to Servette in Switzerland.[9]
International career
Onguéné won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with France. In August 2018 Onguéné switched his allegiance to Cameroon and was nominated for the match against Comoros in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B.[10] He made his debut for Cameroon in a 1–0 win over Malawi national football team on 12 October 2018.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2013–14 | CFA | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Sochaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 1 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Liefering (loan) | 2017–18 | Erste Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 56 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | — | 89 | 8 | ||||
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Servette (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Eyüpspor (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 173 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 14 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Austrian Cup, Swiss Cup, Turkish Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 6 February 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Cameroon | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Austrian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Servette
France U19
Cameroon
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021[14]
