Alberto Edjogo Owono Montalbán (born 21 April 1984) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother from Granada, Edjogo Owono emerged through local CE Sabadell FC's youth system, making his senior debut in 2003 with the club in Segunda División B. Released two years later, he resumed his career in amateur football mainly in his native region, only returning to the third level in the 2006–07 season and appearing rarely for UE Sant Andreu (one fourth of the matches played, team relegation).
Subsequently, Edjogo Owono returned to the regional championships, representing successively Pinatar CF, CD Olímpic de Xàtiva, Mazarrón CF, CD Blanes, UD Vista Alegre, FC VilafrancaAlberto (3 gols en 7 partits) no fa números sobre la hipotètica salvació (Alberto (3 goals in 7 matches) does not speak about hypothetical survival); El Punt, 31 March 2010 and UA Horta.
International career Edjogo Owono made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 6 July 2003, in a 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Morocco in Bata, a 0–1 home defeat.Quatre catalans somien jugar amb Guinea Equatorial la copa d'Àfrica del 2012 (Four catalans dream of playing 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea); El Punt, 2 February 2010
Personal life Edjogo Owono's older brother, Juvenal, is also a former footballer. A midfielder, he also represented Sabadell.Alberto Edjogo-Ewono: "En esta etapa disfruto todos los días como si fueran el último" (Alberto Edjogo-Ewono: "At this stage I enjoy every day as if it were the last one") ; El Entrevistador, 18 September 2017
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Stats at Jugadores Perdidos