Simon Ebonog

Cameroonian footballer (born 2004)

Simon Ebonog
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 26
Youth career
2009–2014 Paris Saint-Germain
2014–2016 INF Clairefontaine
2016–2022 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Le Havre B 27 (2)
2022– Le Havre 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023

Simon Ebonog (born 16 August 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.[1]

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, Simon Ebonog arrived in France not long after his birth, starting to play football at Paris Saint-Germain as an under-7. After spending 5 year in the academy, he went through the INF Clairefontaine before joining Le Havre AC academy in 2016.[2][3]

He played with the under-19s during the 2021–22 season, during which he was part of the team that beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe Gambardella.[4][5][6][7]

Ebonog signed his first professional contract with the club on the summer 2022.[2][8] He was then part of a very youthful first team squad under Luka Elsner—including the likes of Steve Ngoura, Élysée Logbo, Yoni Gomis and Antoine Joujou—, that would eventually play for the top Ligue 2 spot.[9]

Ebonog made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 29 April 2023, replacing Oussama Targhalline in a 2–1 away Ligue 2 win to Caen, the first time the Norman conceded a home loss in 12 matches.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Simon Ebonog at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ebobisse, Junior Emmanuel (2 July 2022). "Mercato : Simon Ebonog signe pro". Allez Les Lions (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Simon Ebonog (ACBB) signe au Havre AC!". Panamefoot (in French). 14 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Football - Coupe Gambardella : le HAC a réussi le coup parfait pour éliminer le PSG". Paris-Normandie (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Football - Coupe Gambardella : hôte du PSG, le HAC veut faire vibrer la Cavée Verte". Paris-Normandie (in French). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Les U19 s'inclinent face au Havre". PSG (in French). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Gambardella / HAC - PSG : 1 - 0. Magistral !". HAC. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Football - L2 : Koné, Kechta, Logbo, Ebonog… Le HAC verrouille ses espoirs". Paris-Normandie [fr] (in French). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Football - Ligue 2 : le jeune Joujou devenu joker du Havre AC". Paris-Normandie (in French). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023. Dans la hiérarchie des jeunes appelés à se faire une place sous les ordres de Luka Elsner, Steve Ngoura (18 ans), Élysée Logbo (18 ans), Yoni Gomis (17 ans) et Simon Ebonog (18 ans) bénéficiaient alors d'une longueur d'avance.
  10. ^ Ferreira, Sébastien (29 April 2023). "Caen 1-2 Le Havre, Ligue 2 : résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Fin d'invincibilité à d'Ornano". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

External links

  • Simon Ebonog at Soccerway
  • Le Havre AC profile
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