Amadou Onana

Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana (born 16 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team. He is known for his aerial abilities as well as his defensive abilities such as tackling and winning back possession for his team.

Amadou Onana

Onana playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana[1]
Date of birth	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	24
Youth career
	Anderlecht
	RWS Bruxelles
0000–2017	Zulte Waregem
2017–2020	TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	TSG Hoffenheim II	1	(0)
2020–2021	Hamburger SV	25	(2)
2021–2022	Lille	32	(1)
2022–2024	Everton	63	(3)
2024–	Aston Villa	27	(3)
International career‡
2018	Belgium U17	12	(0)
2018–2019	Belgium U18	8	(0)
2019	Belgium U19	6	(0)
2021–2022	Belgium U21	7	(1)
2022–	Belgium	22	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:01, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Hamburger SV

Onana joined 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in mid-2020.^[3] He made his professional debut for the club in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 14 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute against 3. Liga side Dynamo Dresden. He scored a header in the 89th minute of the match, which finished as a 4–1 away loss.^[4]

Lille

In August 2021, Onana joined French champions Lille on a five-year deal.^[5] He made 32 appearances in 2021–22 Ligue 1, scoring once,^[6] as well as appearing in all eight of the team's UEFA Champions League matches.^[7]

Everton

Onana signed for Premier League club Everton on a five-year contract on 9 August 2022 for a reported £33m including add-ons.^[8] He scored his first Premier League goal for Everton, a header from a corner, in a 2–1 home defeat against Southampton on 14 January 2023.^[9]

On 19 December 2023, Onana missed what would have been the winning penalty for Everton in their 2023–24 EFL Cup quarter-final against Fulham. With the penalties standing at 4–3 in Everton's favour, Onana attempted a penalty with no run up. Onana proceeded to pass the ball along the ground past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno who easily saved the attempt. Fulham would go on to win 7–6 in the penalty shootout.^[10]

Aston Villa

On 22 July 2024, Onana signed for fellow Premier League club Aston Villa,^[11] signing a five-year contract in a transfer reported to be worth £50 million.^[12] On 17 August 2024, he scored on his Aston Villa debut in a 2–1 opening day victory against West Ham United.^[13] Two weeks later, Onana scored the opening goal of Villa's 2–1 victory against Leicester City, equalling his best goal tally in a league season after three matches of the 2024–25 Premier League season.^[14] On 17 September, Onana scored Aston Villa's third goal in their 3–0 victory against BSC Young Boys on his UEFA Champions League debut for the club.^[15]

International career

On 18 May 2022, Onana was named in the Belgium senior squad for the four 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022 against Netherlands, Poland (twice) and Wales respectively.^[16] 20-year-old Onana made his full international debut against the Netherlands on 3 June 2022.^[17]

On 10 November 2022, Onana was named in the final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[18] He made two appearances at the tournament, appearing as a substitute in the first group game against Canada and starting against Morocco in the second. He was suspended for Belgium's final match, as the team drew 0–0 with Croatia and were eliminated.^[19]

On 28 May 2024, Onana was selected in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[20] He played every minute of Belgium's four matches at the tournament, where they were knocked out by neighbours France in the round of 16.^[21]

Personal life

Onana was born in Dakar, Senegal, to a Senegalese mother and a Cameroonian father.^[22][23][24] At the age of 11, Onana, with his mother and sister, moved to Brussels, Belgium to join his father.^[25]

Onana is a Muslim.^[26] He is fluent in five languages: Wolof, French, Dutch, German and English.^[27][25] Outside of football, he also makes rap music under the name 24 am, having released his debut single "Check On Me" on 2 August 2024.^[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSG Hoffenheim II	2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Hamburger SV	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	25	2	1	1	—		—		26	3
Lille	2021–22	Ligue 1	32	1	2	2	—		9[c]	0	43	3
Everton	2022–23	Premier League	33	1	1	0	1	0	—		35	1
	2023–24	Premier League	30	2	3	0	4	1	—		37	3
	Total		63	3	4	0	5	1	—		72	4
Aston Villa	2024–25	Premier League	26	3	2	1	1	0	5[c]	1	34	5
	2025–26	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		27	3	2	1	1	0	5	1	35	5
Career total			148	9	9	4	6	1	14	1	177	15

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 9 June 2025^[29]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2022	4	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	2	0
Total		22	0

Honours

• Aston Villa Player of the Month: August 2024^[30]