Fabrice Olinga

Fabrice Olinga
Personal information
Full name Fabrice Olinga Essono
Date of birth (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan from Málaga)
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2011 Mallorca
2011–2013 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Málaga B 21 (1)
2012– Málaga 10 (1)
2014 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Apollon Limassol (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Viitorul Constanța (loan) 0 (0)
2015– → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2012– Cameroon 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2014

Fabrice Olinga Essono (born 12 May 1996), known as Olinga, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Belgian club Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on loan from Málaga CF as a forward.

Early years

Born in Douala, Olinga started learning football in the "Samuel Eto'o Foundation" in Cameroon. In 2009 he arrived in Spain, joining the youth ranks of RCD Mallorca.[1]

Two years later, Olinga was spotted by Málaga CF's academy director, Manuel Casanova, who invited him to join the club. He played a crucial part in the Andalusians' side that reached the final of Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol in 2012; however, he himself missed the decisive game against RCD Espanyol (0–1 loss) due to suspension.

Club career

Málaga

At the age of only 16, Olinga was called up by first-team manager Manuel Pellegrini for the 2012–13 opener, away against Celta de Vigo: he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Sebastián Fernández, and went on to score the game's only goal,[2] becoming La Liga's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years and 98 days, beating the previous record holder Iker Muniain by 191 days.[3]

Four days later Olinga started again, appearing in a 2–0 win over Panathinaikos FC for the season's UEFA Champions League, and playing 70 minutes.[4] On 20 January 2014 he joined S.V. Zulte Waregem on a 1/2-year loan, with the Belgian Pro League club having the option to make the move permanently afterwards.[5]

From January 2014 onwards, Olinga continued to be loaned, having unassuming spells with Apollon Limassol, FC Viitorul Constanța and Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz.[6]

International career

On 2 October 2012, Olinga was called by the Cameroonian national team for a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cape Verde, and he scored on his debut on the 12th (2–1 win). He was selected by coach Volker Finke for his 2014 FIFA World Cup squad at the age of 18,[7] but remained an unused member as the tournament ended in group stage exit.

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2012 Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cape Verde
2–1
2–1
2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ El RCD Mallorca ficha a dos cameruneses de la Fundación Samuel Eto´o (RCD Mallorca signs two Cameroonians from Fundación Samuel Eto´o); Join Futbol, 19 January 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Olinga makes history; ESPN Soccernet, 18 August 2012
  3. ↑ Fabrice Olinga plus jeune buteur de l'histoire de la Liga (Fabrice Olinga youngest scorer in La Liga history); Espoirs du Football, 18 August 2012 (French)
  4. ↑ Málaga prove too strong for Panathinaikos; UEFA.com, 22 August 2012
  5. ↑ "Komst van Fabrice Olinga en Roberto Chen afgerond" [Fabrice Olinga and Roberto Chen arrivals completed] (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sept nouveaux joueurs: Oussalah de retour" [Seven new players: Oussalah returns] (in French). Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cameroon World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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