Prince Alban Oniangué (born 4 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Republic of the Congo at international level.
.jpg) Oniangué in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prince Alban Oniangué[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair | ||
| 1999–2005 | Caen | ||
| 2005–2008 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Rennes | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Angers (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Tours | 84 | (13) |
| 2013–2016 | Reims | 94 | (17) |
| 2016–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Bastia (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Angers (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Caen | 120 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Congo | 41 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:24, 11 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Paris, Oniangué joined the youth system at Rennes in 2005 from Caen and made his senior debut in 2008.[2] On 31 July 2009 Rennes announced that Oniangué would join Ligue 2 side Angers on loan for the 2009–10 season.[3] He made 31 appearances during the loan.[4]
He left Rennes and joined Ligue 2 club Tours on 6 August 2010, signing a three-year contract.[5] On 4 June 2013, Oniangué agreed to join Ligue 1 side Reims on a three-year contract.[6] In December 2014 he extended his contract at the club until 2019.[7]
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On 15 August 2016, Oniangué signed a four-year contract with English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his club debut on 20 August 2016 coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Birmingham City.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 September 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Burton Albion.[10]
After falling out of favour with then Wolves head coach Paul Lambert, on 16 January 2017, Oniangué joined Ligue 1 club Bastia for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[11]
In January 2018, he joined Angers for second half of the 2017–18 season.[4] On 12 July 2018, Oniangué moved to Ligue 1 club Caen on a permanent deal.[12] In June 2022, he was released from the club at the expiration of his contract.[13]
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.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 July 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Angers (loan) | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Tours | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| Total | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 88 | 14 | |||
| Reims | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 11 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 94 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 98 | 18 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17 | Championship | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Bastia (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
| Angers (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Caen | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| Total | 120 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 125 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 372 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 51 | ||
International
- As of match played 11 October 2018[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[16]
References
External links
- Prince Oniangué at Soccerbase
- Prince Oniangué at National-Football-Teams.com