Olivier Boumal

Olivier Boumal
Personal information
Full name Olivier Junior Boumal
Date of birth (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Liaoning Whowin
Number 39
Youth career
George Fominyen FC
CFF Paris
AS Saint-Étienne
Albacete Balompié
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Panetolikos 50 (3)
2012–2013 Astra Giurgiu 2 (0)
2013 Levadiakos 3 (0)
2013–2014 Iraklis Psachna 23 (10)
2014–2016 Panionios 46 (9)
2016–2017 Panathinaikos 30 (2)
2017– Liaoning Whowin 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Cameroon U-20 3 (0)
2017– Cameroon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017

Olivier Boumal (born 17 September 1989 in Douala) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin as a midfielder as well as the Cameroon national football team.[1]

Career

Boumal began his career with George Fominyen FC and signed 2005 in Europe with CFF Paris.[2] After one years with the team from Paris moved 2006 in the youth and reserve team of AS Saint-Étienne. In January 2010, he signed a 2.5 -year contract with Superleague club Panetolikos F.C., after a successful trial.[3] He also played for Levadiakos and Iraklis Psachna. On summer of 2014, he signed a two years contract to Panionios for an undisclosed fee.

At the end of 2014–15 season, Panionios midfielder Boumal was on Mersin's radar as the Turkish club was considering to table an offer.The Cameroonian midfielder has been watched closely by Mersin's scouts in action in the game against Olympiakos where he impressed with his display. According to Live Sport newspaper Mersin are determined to make a bid in the region of €500,000 which would be difficult for Panionios to turn down. However, if the potential transfer fail through, it is believed that Panionios will try to tie him up at the club with Boumal's contract expiring in 2016.[4] On 5 October 2015, Boumal has not yet agreed terms with the Greek club. Panionios are satisfied with the Boumal's performance in the championship till now and they wish to offer him a new contract that will last till 2017. [5] The Cameroonian winger Boumal is impressive in the 2015-16 season, with 4 goals and 7 assists in the first half of the season.

On 23 December 2015, Panionios sold the player to Greek club Panathinaikos on a fee of €550,000 plus one player of Andrea Stramaccioni's squad. The manager of Panionios Marinos Ouzounidis can pick one of Christos Donis, Kostas Triantafyllopoulos and Diamantis Chouchoumis, with the first having the most chances for a Panionios' move. The player will sign a 2,5 years contract for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] On 11 January 2016, Boumal made a debut by having an appearance along with a late goal, helping his club to a 2-0 win against Kalloni.[8] On 31 January 2016, on a victorious 3-2 away win against Platanias, Boumal broke his collarbone and will have a surgery. The 26-year-old midfielder will remain out of action for 4–6 weeks.[9]

On 6 July 2017, Cameroonian international winger Boumal signed a year and a half season contract with Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin for a €2.2 million fee, leaving Panathinaikos after 18 months. The 28-year-old player was clearly not in coach Marinos Ouzounidis' season plans.[10]

International career

Boumal played for the Cameroon national under-20 football team the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11]

On 29 May 2017, Olivier Bumal was included for the first time in Cameroon's squad for Morocco on June 10 for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the Confederations Cup to be held from June 17 to July 2 in Russia. Cameroon will participate in the second group with Chile, Australia and Germany, representing Africa.[12] On 10 June 2017, he made his international debut as a late substitute in a 1-0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers win against Morocco.[13]

Honours

Panetolikos

References

  1. ↑ , pao.gr
  2. ↑ Centre de Formation de Football de Paris – Stats et Résultats
  3. ↑ "Β Εθνική / ΠΑΝΑΙΤΩΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΦΣ Π.Α.Ε. / BOUMAL OLIVIER JUNIOR" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Boumal attracts Mersin interest". www.sdna.gr. 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Panionios to offer Boumal new deal". www.sdna.gr. 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Panionios also to pick a player for Boumal's transfer". www.sdna.gr. 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Έκλεισε τον Μπουμάλ ο Παναθηναϊκός!". www.sport24.gr. 23 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Panathinaikos leave Lesvos victorious". www.sdna.gr. 11 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Boumal out for 4-6 weeks with serious injury". www.sdna.gr. 31 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "«Κλείνει» στην Κίνα ο Μπουμάλ". newspao.gr. 6 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Olivier Boumal – FIFA competition record
  12. ↑ Πρώτη φορά διεθνής ο Μπουμάλ
  13. ↑ "Έπαιξε ο Μπουμάλ στη νίκη του Καμερούν". www.sport24.gr. 10 June 2017.
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