Prince Ibara
Congolese footballer
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Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama (born 7 February 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Nojoom.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nojoom | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | ACNFF | ||
| 2015 | AS Pélican | 6 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | CA Bizertin | 19 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Wakrah | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | USM Alger | 23 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Beerschot | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Neftchi Baku (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Bengaluru | 17 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Becamex Binh Duong | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC | 15 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | USM Khenchela | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Al-Nojoom | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Congo | 15 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:54, 16 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ibara began his career at Congolese side ACNFF in 2014.[3] He later moved to AS Pélican of Gabon Championnat National D1 and CA Bizertin of Tunisia[4] before joining Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah in 2017.[5]
On 11 July 2018,[2] Ibara joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from Al-Wakrah To be an alternative to the striker Oussama Darfalou, also became the first Congolese to play in USM Alger.[6] In the first, USMA signed with Zimbabwean Charlton Mashumba but the arrival of the new coach Thierry Froger, who decided to contract with another foreign player in his place.[7] Ibara made his debut for USM Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports, later on 14 August, he made his debut in the Ligue 1 against DRB Tadjenanet as a starter and scored his first goal with his new club in 3–1 victory.[8] The following season, he scored nine goals helping the club clinching the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title.[9]
In July 2019, he signed for Belgian First Division A club K Beerschot VA.[10][11]
On 11 September 2020, Neftchi Baku announced the signing of Ibara on one-year long loan.[12] The loan ended early and he moved on loan to French club LB Châteauroux in January 2021.[13]
In July 2021, he moved to Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[14][15] on a two-year deal ahead of the Blues' 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[16] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win, in which he scored a goal.[17][18]
He moved to Becamex Binh Duong in September 2023.[19] On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, the only goal in the away match against The Cong-Viettel.[20] He then played for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC.[21]
On 21 September 2025, Ibara joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Nojoom.[22]
International career
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CA Bizertin | 2015–16 | Tunisian Professionnelle 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Al-Wakrah SC | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Qatargas League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| USM Alger | 2018–19 | Algerian Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| Career total | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 19 | ||
- All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
International goals
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2018 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Liberia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 16 October 2018 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 3. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 12 November 2020 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Eswatini | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |