Olivier Boumal

Olivier Boumal
Personal information
Full name Olivier Junior Boumal
Date of birth (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Merrikh SC
Number 22
Youth career
George Fominyen FC
CFF Paris
Saint-Étienne
Albacete Balompié
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Panetolikos 40 (3)
2012–2013 Astra Giurgiu 0 (0)
2013 Levadiakos 3 (0)
2013–2014 Iraklis Psachna 23 (10)
2014–2016 Panionios 46 (9)
2016–2017 Panathinaikos 29 (2)
2017 Liaoning Whowin 11 (2)
2018 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 (2)
2019 Panionios 9 (1)
2020–2021 Saburtalo Tbilisi 8 (0)
2021–2022 Newcastle Jets 20 (4)
2022–2023 Al-Merrikh SC
International career‡
2009 Cameroon U-20 3 (0)
2017– Cameroon 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2020

Olivier Boumal (born 17 September 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an winger for Al-Merrikh SC. Between 2017 and 2019 he made six appearances for the Cameroon national team.[1]

Career

Boumal began his career with George Fominyen FC before moving to Europe in 2005 signing with CFF Paris.[2] After one year with the team from Paris he joined the youth and reserve team of AS Saint-Étienne.

In January 2010, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Superleague club Panetolikos, after a successful trial.[3] He also played for Levadiakos and Iraklis Psachna.

In summer 2014, Boumal signed a two-year contract to Panionios for an undisclosed fee. At the end of 2014–15 season, he was linked with a move to Turkish club Mersin İdmanyurdu.[4]

On 23 December 2015, Boumal joined Panathinaikos on a 2.5-year contract for a reported transfer fee of €400,000 plus one Panathinaikos player Christos Donis, Kostas Triantafyllopoulos and Diamantis Chouchoumis.[5][6] On 11 January 2016, he made his club debut by having an appearance along with a late goal, helping his club to a 2–0 win against Kalloni.[7] On 31 January 2016, in a 3–2 away win against Platanias, Boumal broke his collarbone which required surgery and would keep him out of action for 4–6 weeks.[8]

On 6 July 2017, Boumal signed 1.5-season contract with Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin for a €2.2 million fee, leaving Panathinaikos after 18 months.[9]

On 14 February 2019, he returned to Panionios on a free transfer. [10]

Boumal joined FC Saburtalo Tbilisi of the Georgian Erovnuli Liga in August 2020 on a one-year contract.[11]

In August 2021, Boumal joined Australian club Newcastle Jets on a one-year contract.[12]

International career

Boumal played for the Cameroon national under-20 football team the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]

On 29 May 2017, Olivier Bumal was included for the first time in Cameroon's squad for Morocco on 10 June for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the Confederations Cup to be held from 17 June to 2 July in Russia. Cameroon will participate in the second group with Chile, Australia and Germany, representing Africa.[14] On 10 June 2017, he made his international debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers win against Morocco.[15]

Honours

Panetolikos

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 24 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, pao.gr
  2. ^ Centre de Formation de Football de Paris – Stats et Résultats Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Β Εθνική / ΠΑΝΑΙΤΩΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΦΣ Π.Α.Ε. / BOUMAL OLIVIER JUNIOR" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Boumal attracts Mersin interest". www.sdna.gr. 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Panionios also to pick a player for Boumal's transfer". www.sdna.gr. 23 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Έκλεισε τον Μπουμάλ ο Παναθηναϊκός!". www.sport24.gr. 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Panathinaikos leave Lesvos victorious". www.sdna.gr. 11 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Boumal out for 4–6 weeks with serious injury". www.sdna.gr. 31 January 2016.
  9. ^ ""Κλείνει" στην Κίνα ο Μπουμάλ". newspao.gr. 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Πανιώνιος: Ο Μπουμάλ επέστρεψε μετά από τρία χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 14 February 2019.
  11. ^ "L'international camerounais Olivier Boumal s'engage avec un club géorgien". Le Bled Parle (in French). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Jets secure international Olivier Boumal". Newcastle Jets. 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ Olivier Boumal – FIFA competition record (archived)
  14. ^ Πρώτη φορά διεθνής ο Μπουμάλ
  15. ^ "Έπαιξε ο Μπουμάλ στη νίκη του Καμερούν". www.sport24.gr. 10 June 2017.