Oumar Gonzalez
Cameroonian footballer (born 1998)
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Oumar Gonzalez (born 25 February 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed and the Cameroon national team.
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Gonzalez with Cameroon in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Raed | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | US Baille | ||
| 2008–2013 | Air Bel | ||
| 2013–2015 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Metz B | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Épinal (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Rodez (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Villefranche (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly | 40 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Chambly B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Ajaccio | 64 | (3) |
| 2023– | Al-Raed | 56 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cameroon | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2024 | |||
Club career
On 10 August 2015, Gonzalez signed his first professional contract with Metz.[1] After several seasons out on loan at different clubs,[2] he signed with Chambly on 7 June 2019.[3] Gonzalez made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Valenciennes on 26 July 2019.[4]
On 17 August 2023, Gonzalez joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.[5]
International career
Gonzalez represented the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[6]
He made his senior international debut for Cameroon on 10 June 2023, in a friendly match against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected by Rigobert Song to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 26 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Épinal (loan) | 2016–17 | National | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Rodez (loan) | 2017–18 | National | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Villefranche (loan) | 2018–19 | National | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Chambly | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
| Chambly B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ajaccio | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 66 | 3 | |||||
| Al-Raed | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 62 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 240 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 17 | ||