Madeleine Ngono Mani

Madeleine Michèle Ngono Mani Epse Ongueme (born 16 October 1983), known as Madeleine Ngono Mani,[1] is a Cameroonian football striker currently playing for Albi Croix in the French second tier. She is a member of the Cameroonian national team, with which she has played the 2012 Summer Olympics,the African Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Madeleine Ngono Mani

Personal information
Full name	Madeleine Michèle Ngono Mani Epse Ongueme[1]
Date of birth	16 October 1983
Place of birth	Mvaa, Cameroon
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Albi Croix
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2009	Saint-Étienne	54	(24)
2009–2011	Soyaux	28	(12)
2011	FCF Monteux	4	(0)
2011–2013	En Avant Guingamp	16	(9)
2013–2015	Claix
2015–2016	FC Minsk
2016–2017	Aurillac Arpajon
2017–2018	Ambilly
2018–	Albi Croix
National team^‡
2002–	Cameroon	87[2]	(40)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

Her career started with Lorema FC and Canon Yaoundé, winning the domestic cup and league twice each in Cameroon .[3] After the domestic success, she joined RC Saint-Étienne in 2003, then in the fourth tier of French football. The team merged with AS Saint-Étienne in 2009, after their exploits leading them to the top level of French football, in no small part due to Ngono Mani's goal-scoring abilities. She then joined ASJ Soyaux and became one of their leading goal scorers in the second division. She turned professional by joining Guingamp in 2011[3] following a brief spell with FCF Monteux.[4] She moved to Claix in 2013 after a fruitful two years with Guingamp.[5] In 2015, she transferred to FC Minsk, with quite lucrative terms.[6][7][8]

For the 2016–17 she moved to Aurillac Arpajon, in the French second tier.[9] In 2018 she plays for Albi Croix.[10]

International

She debuted in the World Cup qualifier against South Africa in 2002, in a 2–1 loss.[11] In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, she played all three matches of the group stage of the women's football tournament, but the team did not manage to gain a single point and failed to qualify for the following round. She played a key role in Cameroon's campaign in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring a header to complete a comeback win against Switzerland,[12] as well as scoring in the 6–0 rout of Ecuador.[13] She is also the top scorer of the national team.[6]

Honours

1. Ligue Rhône-Alpes de football: 2003–04

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
3. Ntchapda, Pierre Arnaud. "Ngono Mani signe à Guingamp". Camfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2016.
4. Michel, Issard. "Football : Ngono Mani part dans le Vaucluse". SudOuest.fr. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
5. "France – Ngono Mani Signe à Claix". footcameroon.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "CAMEROUN :: Transfert : Michèle Ngono Mani signe au Fc Minsk :: CAMEROON". camer-sport.be (in French). 30 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "Камерунский форвард подписал контракт с "Минском"". FC Minsk. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
8. Kenné, Armel. "Biélorussie : Ngono Mani s'engage officiellement avec le FK Minsk !" (in French). Camfoot.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
9. Sports Auvergne
10. Enow, Njie (9 November 2018). "Cameroon target first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
11. "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Madeleine NGONO MANI". FIFA.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
12. "Cameroonian comeback seals famous win over Swiss". Fifa.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
13. "Cameroon open in style at Ecuador's expense". FIFA.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

External links

• Madeleine Ngono Mani at Soccerway