Aboubakar Oumarou
Aboubakar Oumarou (born 4 January 1987) is a Cameroonian professional footballer. He is most often deployed as a forward. Having started his professional career in China, he has played in four different Serbian clubs. Oumarou has been capped by the national team of Cameroon.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubakar Oumarou | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Yanbian | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Changsha Ginde | 52 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Red Star Belgrade | 13 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | OFK Beograd | 23 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Vojvodina | 86 | (31) |
| 2013–2015 | Waasland-Beveren | 39 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Partizan | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Shenzhen | 62 | (24) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Qadsiah | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | Napredak Kruševac | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Cameroon | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Oumarou started his professional career in China with Yanbian[1] before moving to Changsha Ginde where he played in the 2007 and 2008 Chinese Super League. In the 2009 winter transfer window, Milan Živadinović discovered Oumarou in China and after that, he was sold to the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. Oumarou stayed there for only six months before he signed for another city club OFK Beograd, for the 2009–10 season.
Vojvodina
After playing an entire season with OFK, Oumarou moved to FK Vojvodina in the summer of 2010.[2] In Vojvodina, he was elected three times in a row as Vojvodina Supporters' Player of the Year for the 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons by the unofficial club fansite fkvojvodina.com.[3][4]
His first match of the 2012–13 season was against Lithuanian club Sūduva on 19 July 2012, in the second qualifying round for UEFA Europa League. In that game, he scored a goal in the last minute of the match in a 1–1 home draw.[5] A week later he also scored against Sūduva and enrolled assists in the away victory 4–0. A week later after winning against Suduva 4–0, he scored a goal against the Rapid Wien and so helped the Vojvodina to win rapid and closer to the play-off of the UEFA Europa League.[6] His first goal of the new season of Serbian SuperLiga scored on 28 October 2012 against Javor. Oumarou scored the goal in the 77th minute of the match in a penalty shootout. On 1 December 2012, he scored twice against his former club Red Star Belgrade.
On 31 January 2013, thanks to his much-needed contribution to the club over the years, Oumarou signed a new one-year contract with Vojvodina.[7]
Waasland-Beveren
On 9 August 2013, Oumarou signed a two-year deal with Belgian side Waasland-Beveren.[8] On 18 August 2013, he has made his debut for Waasland-Beveren against Anderlecht and he spent 45 minutes on the pitch. On 15 February 2014, in 78th minute he scored his first goal for Waasland-Beveren against OH Leuven in a 3–1 home win.[9]
Partizan
On 30 June 2015, after two years he returned to Serbia and signed a two-year deal with Partizan.[10] Oumarou has scored his first goal in Partizan on 8 July in a friendly match against Hungarian club Vasas in a 1–4 win.[11] He made his official debut for the club in a Second qualifying round UEFA Champions League, against Dila Gori on 14 July 2015.[12] In the second leg of the second qualifying round for the Champions League, Aboubakar Oumarou scored a goal in the victory of his team 0–2.[13]
On 17 September 2015, Oumarou scored twice in a 3–2 home victory over Dutch club AZ in the opening round of the Europa League group stage.[14] Oumarou against AZ Alkmaar scored 400th goal of Partizan in European competitions.[15] Oumarou was declared as a player of the first round of the Europa League and this is the first time that a player from the Serbian club is the player of round in a European competition.[16] On 1 October 2015, Oumarou was injured 22 minutes into the match and had to leave the game against Augsburg.[17] He had missed the match against Athletic Bilbao in the third round of the group stage of the Europa League on 22 October 2015.[18] On 5 November 2015, Oumarou has scored equalizer at San Mamés in the defeat of his team 's 5–1.[19] On 26 November 2015, Oumarou scored the equalizer a header after a cross Nikola Ninković, and in 89 minutes he was after a fantastic solo raid assisted to Andrija Živković score a winning goal in 1–2 away victory against AZ.[20] earning Abubakar man of the match honors against AZ.
Shenzhen
On 25 February 2016, Aboubakar signed a two-year deal with China League One side Shenzhen. After scoring 24 goals in 62 appearances, he left the club in July 2018 due to the limit of the foreign player slots.[21]
International career
Oumarou got his first call-up from the national team of Cameroon for a 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier on 8 September 2012 against Cape Verde.[22] He made his debut against Cape Verde as a substitute for Yannick N'Djeng in the 67th minute.
Already having 2 caps for Cameroon, Oumarou was again called again in November 2015, for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Niger on 13 and 17 November 2015.[23]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yanbian | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Changsha Ginde | 2007 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 52 | 7 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2008–09 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| OFK Beograd | 2009–10 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |
| Vojvodina | 2010–11 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 12 | |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 17 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 86 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 43 | |
| Waasland-Beveren | 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| Partizan | 2015–16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 10 |
| Shenzhen | 2016 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 62 | 24 | ||
| Al Qadsiah | 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 307 | 73 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 350 | 94 | |
International
- As of 27 May 2022[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2012–13 (with Vojvodina)
- Serbian Cup Top Scorer: 2008–09
References
- ^ Abubakar Oumarou 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Zerozero
- ^ Aboubakar Oumarou at Soccerway
- ^ 2011 player of the year at fkvojvodina.com
- ^ 2012 player of the year at fkvojvodina.com
- ^ "VOJVODINA-SUDUVA 1 : 1" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Pobeda Vojvodine posle ludog finiša" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ FK Vojvodina (Serbian): VULIĆEVIĆ PONOVO VOŠIN, POTPISAO I ABU 31 January 2013
- ^ Oumaru u Beverenu, Vojvodina i Mišković dele 700.000 evra[permanent dead link] at mozzartsport.rs, 9 August 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ WEDSTRIJD: WAASLAND-BEVEREN - OH LEUVEN at fcupdate.nl, 15 February 2014 (in French)
- ^ Aboubakar Oumarou stigao u Partizan! 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at FK Partizan, 30 June 2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ GOLOVI SA ‘GENERALKE': Fantastičan golgeterski instinkt Oumarua i ‘lepotica’ Trujića (VIDEO) at hotsport.rs, 8 July 2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ Babović razgalio Grobare: Partizan s 1:0 u Gori! at Mondo.rs, 14 July 2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ Šampionski hod - pravac Bukurešt! at Mondo.rs, 21 July 2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Partizan too strong for ten-man AZ". uefa.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Da se pamti i prepričava: Oumaru strelac 400. gola za Partizan u evropskim kupovima (VIDEO) at Mozzartsport.com, 18 September 2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Priznanje UEFA: Oumaru najbolji igrač prvog kola Liga Evrope". blic.rs. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Ten-man Partizan power to Augsburg win". uefa.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Athletic conquer Partizan's Belgrade fortress". uefa.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Williams at the double as Athletic go clear". uefa.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Partizan score late to beat AZ and close on last 32". uefa.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "中甲深足官宣阿布巴卡尔离队 64场贡献24球13助攻". Sina. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Cameroon: Lavagne names squad against Cape Verde Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Niger/Cameroun : les 25 lions convoqués". Fédération Camerounaise de Football. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "A. Oumarou". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Aboubakar Oumarou » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Aboubakar Oumarou". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Aboubakar Oumarou at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Aboubakar Oumarou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aboubakar Oumarou at Soccerway