Max Ebong
Belarusian footballer
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Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarusian: Макс Эбонг, romanized: Maks Ebonh; Russian: Макс Эбонг; born 26 August 1999) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Belarus national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afrid Max Ebong Ngome | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 33 | (2) |
| 2020–2025 | Astana | 126 | (10) |
| 2026– | CSKA Sofia | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Belarus U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019– | Belarus | 54 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Club career
On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Ebong for a four-year contract.[1] On 27 December 2025, Astana announced that Ebong was leaving the club to sign a three-year contract with CSKA Sofia.[2][3]
International career
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.[4]
Personal life
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.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 11 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 235 | 18 | ||
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 5 | |
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2020 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Lithuania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| 2. | 18 November 2020 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Albania | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| 3. | 16 June 2023 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Israel | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4. | 19 June 2023 |  Kosovo | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 5. | 15 October 2023 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
Honours
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Astana
