Francis Omam

Francis Eliezer Omam[3] (Russian: Френсис Элиезер Омам; born 11 May 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is a cousin of former Cameroonian international footballer François Omam-Biyik.[4]

Francis Omam
Personal information
Full name Francis Eliezer Omam
Date of birth (1973-05-11) 11 May 1973
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Canon Yaoundé
1997–2000 Spartak-Telekom Shuya 68 (16)
2003–2004 Pietà Hotspurs ? (2[1])
International career
Cameroon U-21[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Francis Omam started his footballing career in his native Cameroon, coming a way from Third Division to the top flight, where he played for Canon Yaoundé.[4]

In 1997, he decided to move to Russia to study in the city of Ivanovo,[4] where he signed for a local team Spartak-Telekom Shuya. In 1998 Spartak-Telecom promoted to Russian Second Division, the fully professional third level of Russian football.

In 2000 usage of foreign players in Second Division became prohibited, thus leaving Omam out of competitive football. The same spring he met a Russian girl, a student of a local university. They married in summer of 2000 and soon thereafter he received a Russian passport and became a citizen of Russia.[5] In June Omam returned to the club.

Omam spent a total of four seasons with Spartak-Telekom, including three in Second Division, before leaving the club in 2001 as he hoped to pursue his career somewhere in Western Europe.[6]

In 2003–04 season he played for Pietà Hotspurs of Maltese Premier League.

Recently he was noted playing in Italy for Panicale in 2008–09[7] and Sant'Erminio Montebagnolo in 2009–10,[8] both of Seconda Categoria.

References
  1. "Malta 2003/04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. "ЧЕРНЫЕ ЖЕМЧУЖИНЫ". КТО ЕСТЬ КТО? (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 17 October 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. also spelled Fransis
  4. БРАТ Омама БИЙКА ИГРАЕТ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ГЛУБИНКЕ (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 23 February 1998. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  5. РОДСТВЕННИК ЗНАМЕНИТОГО КАМЕРУНЦА ОМАМА-БИЙИКА СТАЛ РОССИЯНИНОМ (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  6. НАКОРОТКЕ – ВТОРОЙ ДИВИЗИОН (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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