Oumar Gonzalez

Not to be confused with Omar Gonzalez.

Oumar Gonzalez (born 25 February 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed and the Cameroon national team.

Oumar Gonzalez

Gonzalez with Cameroon in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Raed
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2008	US Baille
2008–2013	Air Bel
2013–2015	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Metz B	11	(1)
2016–2017	→ Épinal (loan)	24	(2)
2017–2018	→ Rodez (loan)	12	(1)
2018–2019	→ Villefranche (loan)	30	(1)
2019–2021	Chambly	40	(2)
2019–2021	Chambly B	1	(0)
2021–2023	Ajaccio	64	(3)
2023–	Al-Raed	56	(6)
International career‡
2019	Cameroon U23	3	(0)
2023–	Cameroon	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2024

Club career

On 10 August 2015, Gonzalez signed his first professional contract with Metz.^[1] After several seasons out on loan at different clubs,^[2] he signed with Chambly on 7 June 2019.^[3] Gonzalez made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Valenciennes on 26 July 2019.^[4]

On 17 August 2023, Gonzalez joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.^[5]

International career

Gonzalez represented the Cameroon U23s at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.^[6]

He made his senior international debut for Cameroon on 10 June 2023, in a friendly match against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes.

On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected by Rigobert Song to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Born in Cameroon, Gonzalez took his adoptive Mexican father's Spanish surname.^[7] He holds Cameroonian, French and Mexican nationalities.^[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 26 May 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz B	2015–16	CFA 2	11	1	—		—		—		—		11	1
Épinal (loan)	2016–17	National	24	2	3	0	—		—		—		27	2
Rodez (loan)	2017–18	National	12	1	0	0	—		—		—		12	1
Villefranche (loan)	2018–19	National	30	1	5	1	—		—		—		35	2
Chambly	2019–20	Ligue 2	21	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		22	1
	2020–21		19	1	0	0	—		—		—		19	1
	Total		40	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		41	2
Chambly B	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Ajaccio	2021–22	Ligue 2	34	3	0	0	—		—		—		34	3
	2022–23	Ligue 1	30	0	2	0	—		—		—		32	0
	Total		64	3	2	0	—		—		—		66	3
Al-Raed	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	31	3	1	0	—		—		—		32	3
	2024–25		27	3	3	0	—		—		—		30	3
	Total		58	6	4	0	—		—		—		62	6
Career total			240	16	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	255	17