Jérôme Junior Onguéné (born 22 December 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Club career On 31 January 2017, Onguéné moved to VfB Stuttgart. He was loaned to Red Bull Salzburg on 31 August 2017 until the end of the season. In June 2018 Onguéné moved permanently to Salzburg.
On 15 January 2021, Onguéné moved to Serie A club Genoa, on a loan until the end of the season. The loan included an option to buy.
On 25 March 2022, Onguéné signed a five-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, effective 1 July 2022. On 5 January 2023, Onguéné returned to Red Bull Salzburg on loan until the end of the season having failed to make an appearance for Frankfurt. He did not make any appearances for Red Bull during this stint, mostly dealing with knee issues. On 4 August 2023, Onguéné moved on a new loan to Servette in Switzerland.
International career Onguéné won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with France. In August 2018 Onguéné switched his allegiance to Cameroon and was nominated for the match against Comoros in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B. He made his debut for Cameroon in a 1–0 win over Malawi national football team on 12 October 2018.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSochaux B2013–14CFA70————702014–15CFA 190————1902015–16CFA 210————10Total270————270Sochaux2014–15Ligue 2300010——402015–16Ligue 23215020——3912016–17Ligue 21000040——140Total4515070——571VfB Stuttgart2016–172. Bundesliga00————202017–18Bundesliga0000———00Total0000———00VfB Stuttgart II2016–17Regionalliga Südwest20————20Red Bull Salzburg (loan)2017–18Austrian Bundesliga17441—10—225Liefering (loan)2017–18Erste Liga30————30Red Bull Salzburg2018–19Austrian Bundesliga13340—50—2232019–20Austrian Bundesliga23150—61—3422020–21Austrian Bundesliga9120—40—1512021–22Austrian Bundesliga11220—50—182Total567130—201—898Genoa (loan)2020–21Serie A40————40Eintracht Frankfurt2022–23Bundesliga0000—00—00Red Bull Salzburg (loan)2022–23Austrian Bundesliga0000—00—00Servette (loan)2023–24Swiss Super League2010—00—30Petrolul Ploiești2025–26Liga I4020———60Eyüpspor (loan)2025–26Süper Lig13010——140Career total17312261702110022714
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCameroon201820201930202010202120202220Total100
Honours VfB Stuttgart 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17
Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 Austrian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Servette Swiss Cup: 2023–24
France U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016
Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021
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