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Africa has witnessed the rise of Roger Milla, 2 time- UCL winner Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and many others who have graced the beautiful game called football with their feet and made history with it. One such player, plying his trade in to-be in the second tier of French football with Bordeaux, is Jean Onana.
Jean Onana, Cameroonian by descent, started with the ball at his feet, at the training facility of Leixoes in Portugal, before moving to Lillie in the 2019/20 season. When Covid was just beginning, he made a pit stop at Excel Mouscron before permanently joining his parent club FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
Looking at his seasonal heatmap, we can deduce his style of play. He is basically a workhorse, looking to defend his badge and defending like his life is dependent on it.
Defensive Traits
He is an amazing young defensive midfielder, running up and down, mostly down to help his defenders thwart danger from onrushing attackers of other teams. He makes tackles like his life is dependent on it. He has ranked 99 percentile in tackles he won. He has made tackles 77 times, out of which he was successful 55 times in tackling opponents.
He is known for throwing his body in the line to block a shot or cross. He ranks 97 percentile in passes that he blocked by using his body part to block dangerous passes. Out of 45 blocks that he had saved, 40 of them were passes, which he used his body to block.
He is known for timely Intercepting passes/crosses. He has made 61 timely interceptions. He is been an asset to his club. He ranks 93 percentile in defensive actions.
Onana excels in applying pressure. He has pressed his opponents numerous times to dispossess, or loose balls. He has mostly applied pressure in the middle third with a 97 percentile.