Prince Oniangué

Prince Oniangué

Oniangue (right) and Benjamin Leroy
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
–1999 Hérouville-Saint-Clair
1999–2005 Caen
2005–2008 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rennes 5 (0)
2009–2010Angers (loan) 30 (1)
2010–2013 Tours 84 (13)
2013–2016 Reims 94 (17)
2016– Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (2)
National team
2008– Congo 32 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:33, 2 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:24, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Prince Oniangué (born 4 November 1988 in Paris) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Congo national team.

Club career

Oniangué joined the youth system at Rennes in 2005 from Caen and made his senior debut in 2008.[1] On 31 July 2009 Rennes announced that Oniangué would join Ligue 2 side Angers on loan for the 2009–10 season.[2] He left Rennes and joined Ligue 2 club Tours on 6 August 2010, signing a three year contract.[3] On 4 June 2013 Oniangué agreed to join Ligue 1 side Reims on a three year contract.[4] In December 2014 he extended his contract at the club until 2019.[5]

On 15 August 2016, Oniangué signed a four-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his club debut on 20 August 2016 coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 win against Birmingham City.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 September 2016 in a 1-1 draw against Burton Albion.[8]

International career

Oniangué made his debut for the Congo national team in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Sudan on 11 October 2008.

On 21 January 2015, Oniangué scored the only goal of a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations group match against Gabon to give Congo its first win at the Africa Cup of Nations since 1974.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2016[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2008–09 Ligue 1 50000050
2009–10 Ligue 1 00000000
Total 50000050
Angers (loan) 2009–10 Ligue 2 3011000311
Total 3011000311
Tours 2010–11 Ligue 2 3730000373
2011–12 Ligue 2 1913011232
2012–13 Ligue 2 2890000289
Total 841330118814
Reims 2013–14 Ligue 1 351010213811
2014–15 Ligue 1 3230000323
2015–16 Ligue 1 2740010284
Total 941710319818
Career total 2133150420022233

International

As of match played 4 June 2016[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Congo 200810
200910
201020
201131
201240
201350
201472
201572
201621
Total326

International goals

As of match played 4 June 2016. Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2011 São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe 4–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 6 September 2014 Calabar, Nigeria  Nigeria 1–1 3–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 10 September 2014 Pointe-Noire, Congo  Sudan 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 21 January 2015 Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Gabon 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5. 14 June 2015 Owando, Congo  Kenya 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 4 June 2016 Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 1–0 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. "Prince Oniangué". stade-rennais-online.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "Oniangue prêté à Angers [Oniangue loaned to Angers]". L'Equipe (in French). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Oniangue file à Tours [Oniangue joins Tours]". L'Equipe (in French). 6 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. "Reims: P.Oniangue pour trois ans [Reims: P.Oniangue for three years]". franceinfo (in French). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. "Reims: Oniangué prolonge [Reims: Oniangué extends]". footmercato.net (in French). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. "WATCH: Wolves announce signing of Prince Oniangue". Express & Star. 15 August 2016.
  7. "Birmingham City 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sports. 20 August 2016.
  8. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burton Albion". BBC Sports. 10 September 2016.
  9. "Gabon 0-1 Congo". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. "P. Oniangué". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. "Oniangué, Prince". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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