Igor Engonga

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Engonga and the second or maternal family name is Noval.
Igor Engonga
Personal information
Full nameIgor Engonga Noval
Date of birth4 January 1995
Place of birthMazcuerras, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Tropezón
Youth career
SD Amistad
Reocin
2007–2012Racing Santander
2012–2013Gimnástica Torrelavega
2013–2014Celta Vigo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013Gimnástica Torrelavega14(3)
2013–Celta B0(0)
2014–Tropezón (loan)20(0)
National team
2015–Equatorial Guinea2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Igor Engonga Noval (born 4 January 1995) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Tropezón on loan from Celta de Vigo. Mainly a centre back, he can also play as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Mazcuerras, Cantabria, 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.[1] On 7 August 2014 he joined CD Tropezón, in a season-long loan deal.[2]

International career

Engonga's paternal grand-father, Vicente Engonga Nguema, was born in Bisabat, Kié-Ntem, making him eligible to both Equatorial Guinea and Spain.

On 7 January 2015 Engonga made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Cape Verde.[3] A day later, he was included in Esteban Becker's 23-men list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Personal life

Igor is the son of former Equatorial Guinea national coach Óscar Engonga and the nephew of former Spanish international footballer Vicente Engonga.

Statistics

International

As of 30 March 2015[5]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201520
Total20

References

  1. "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. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Igor Engonga llega cedido al Tropezón" [Igor Engonga arrives on loan at Tropezón] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Hopeful tie of the Nzalang against Cape Verde". Equatorial Guinea. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. "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. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. Igor Engonga at National-Football-Teams.com

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