Jim Allevinah

Jim Émilien Ngowet Allevinah (born 27 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Angers.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Gabon national team.

Jim Allevinah

Allevinah with Angers in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Jim Émilien Ngowet Allevinah
Date of birth	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Agen, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Angers
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Agen
2015–2016	Marmande	20	(4)
2016–2018	Bayonne	47	(15)
2018–2019	Le Puy	26	(2)
2019–2024	Clermont	155	(18)
2024–	Angers	28	(1)
International career‡
2019–	Gabon	31	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Club career

On 27 May 2024, it was announced that Allevinah had signed a three-year contract with newly-promoted Ligue 1 club Angers.^[2]

International career

Born in France, Allevinah elected to represent Gabon at the senior international level. He made his international debut on 23 March 2019 against Burundi, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw, which eliminated Gabon from Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^[3][4]

On 5 September 2021, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Egypt in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.^[5][6] Two months later, he scored against Egypt again in the reverse fixture, which Egypt won 2–1.^[7]

Allevinah was selected for Gabon's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.^[8] He played in all three of Gabon's group stage matches, scoring a late equalizer against Ghana^[9] and the opening goal of the draw against Morocco to help Gabon advance to the knockout stage.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 June 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marmande	2015–16	CFA 2	20	4	0	0	—		20	4
Bayonne	2016–17	CFA 2	22	6	0	0	—		22	6
	2017–18	National 3	25	9	1	0	—		26	9
	Total		47	15	1	0	—		48	15
Le Puy	2018–19	National 2	26	2	3	0	—		29	2
Clermont	2019–20	Ligue 2	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
	2020–21	Ligue 2	38	12	1	0	—		39	12
	2021–22	Ligue 1	30	1	0	0	—		30	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	36	1	1	0	—		37	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	29	2	2	1	—		31	3
	Total		155	18	4	1	0	0	159	19
Angers	2024–25	Ligue 1	11	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			259	39	8	1	0	0	267	40

International

As of match played 20 March 2025^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gabon	2019	5	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	5	2
	2022	6	4
	2023	5	1
	2024	6	1
	2025	1	1
Total		31	9

As of match played 20 March 2025. Gabon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Allevinah goal.^[11][12]

List of international goals scored by Jim Allevinah

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2021	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Egypt	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	16 November 2021	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Egypt	1–1	1–2
3	14 January 2022	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Ghana	1–1	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
4	18 January 2022	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Morocco	1–0	2–2
5	20 November 2022	Atilla Vehbi Konuk Tesisleri, Antalya, Turkey	Niger	1–0	3–1	Friendly
6				2–0
7	19 November 2023	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Burundi	1–0	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	11 June 2024	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Gambia	1–1	3–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	20 March 2025	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Seychelles	1–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification