Full name Igor Engonga Noval 2012–2013 Gimnastica Torrelavega Weight 78 kg Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Santander, Spain Name Igor Engonga Date joined 2015 | |
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Date of birth (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 20) Current team Equatorial Guinea national football team (Defender) | ||
Gol de igor engonga andorra 0 guinea ecuatorial 1 amistoso 06 06 2015
Igor Engonga Noval (born 4 January 1995) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for UD Almería B. Mainly a centre back, he can also play as a central midfielder.
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- Gol de igor engonga andorra 0 guinea ecuatorial 1 amistoso 06 06 2015
- Debut de igor engonga con la real sociedad gimnastica de torrelavega
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- International
- References
Debut de igor engonga con la real sociedad gimnastica de torrelavega
Club career
Born in Santander, 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. On 7 August 2014 he joined third-tier CD Tropezón, in a season-long loan deal.
On 31 July 2015, Engonga moved to Club Portugalete also in the third division. The following 16 July, he signed for Tercera División club UD Almería B.
International career
Engonga's paternal grandfather, 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. A day later, he was included in Esteban Becker's 23-man list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, but did not play at the tournament, in which his country finished fourth on home soil.
Engonga scored his first goal for Equatorial Guinea on 6 June 2015, the only goal in the 17th minute to win an away friendly against Andorra.
Personal life
Igor is the son of former Equatorial Guinea national coach Óscar Engonga and the nephew of former Spanish international footballer Vicente Engonga.