Igor Engonga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Engonga Noval | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Naval | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amistad | |||
| Reocin | |||
| 2007–2012 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2012–2013 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | ||
| 2013–2014 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Celta B | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Tropezón (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugalete | 25 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Almería B | 75 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Doxa Drama | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Futuro Kings[1] | ||
| 2023– | Naval | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2020 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 | |||
Igor Engonga Noval (born 4 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Naval. Mainly a centre-back, he can also operate as a central midfielder. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Early life
[edit]Engonga was born in Santander, Cantabria to Spanish parents.
Club career
[edit]Engonga graduated from Gimnástica de Torrelavega's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in the 2012–13 campaign, being relegated from Segunda División B.
On 13 December 2013 Engonga joined Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the Juvenil squad.[2] On 7 August 2014 he joined third-tier CD Tropezón, in a season-long loan deal.[3]
On 31 July 2015, Engonga moved to Club Portugalete also in the third division.[4] The following 16 July, he signed for Tercera División club UD Almería B.[5]
In August 2019, Engonga joined Greek Super League Two club Doxa Drama FC.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Spain, Engonga is of Equatoguinean descent through his paternal grandfather, Vicente Engonga Nguema, who was born in Bisabat, Kié-Ntem.
On 7 January 2015 Engonga made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Cape Verde.[7] A day later, he was included in Esteban Becker's 23-man list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[8] but did not play at the tournament, in which his country finished fourth on home soil.
Engonga scored his first goal for Equatorial Guinea on 6 June 2015, the only goal in the 17th minute to win an away friendly against Andorra.[9]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2015 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
[edit]Engonga is the son of former Equatorial Guinea national coach Óscar Engonga and the nephew of former Spain international footballer Vicente Engonga.[9]
Statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 11 October 2016[10]
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oficial: Kike Boula, Igor Engonga y Randy, también regresan a la liga nacional". Ahora EG (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Igor Engonga oficialmente es ya jugador del R.C.Celta de Vigo" [Igor Engonga already is officially a R.C. Celta de Vigo's player] (in Spanish). Gimnástica's official website. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Igor Engonga llega cedido al Tropezón" [Igor Engonga arrives on loan at Tropezón] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Fichaje | Igor Engonga | sub-23 procedente del CD Tropezón | temporada 2015–2016" [Signing | Igor Engonga | under-23 from CD Tropezón | 2015–16 season] (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Un Engonga en Almería" [An Engonga in Almería] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Igor Engonga se va al fútbol griego" (in Spanish). Contrameta.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Hopeful tie of the Nzalang against Cape Verde". Equatorial Guinea. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Igor Engonga disputará la Copa de África con Guinea Ecuatorial" [Igor Engonga will play the African Cup with Equatorial Guinea] (in Spanish). Deporte Cabezón. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Igor Engonga da el triunfo a Guinea Ecuatorial ante Andorra" [Igor Engonga gives Equatorial Guinea victory against Andorra] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Igor Engonga at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Igor Engonga at BDFutbol
- Igor Engonga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Igor Engonga at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Igor Engonga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Igor Engonga at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Doxa Drama F.C. players
- Futuro Kings FC players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Santander, Spain
- Segunda División B players
- CD Tropezón players
- Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- UD Almería B players
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Club Portugalete players
- 21st-century Equatoguinean people
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen