Who Is This Kid?

Goal scorers often get better mention in a team’s performance. Sometimes, it is all down to the goalie’s saves. African Cup of Nations clash between Cameroon and Mali was one of those, and the goalie in question was a kid named Fabrice Ondoa.

Here is who he is, according to a Wikipedia article:

Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo (born 24 December 1995) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona Bas a goalkeeper.

Born in Yaoundé, Ondoa joined FC Barcelona in 2009, aged 13, after starting it out at Samuel Eto’o Foundation. He progressed through the club’s youth system, and renewed his link with the Catalans until 2017 in 2014.

In June 2014 Ondoa was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División. However, he was only used as a backup to Adrián Ortolá during the campaign.

On 24 August 2014, Ondoa was called up to Cameroon for the matches against DR Congo and Ivory Coast.On 6 September 2014 he made his international debut, starting in a 2–0 win against DR Congo,and being later praised by manager Volker Finke.

Ondoa and teammate Frank Bagnack were included in the 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.