Max Ebong

Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarusian: Макс Эбонг, romanized: Maks Ebonh; Russian: Макс Эбонг; born 26 August 1999) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana and the Belarus national team.

Max Ebong
Personal information
Full name Afrid Max Ebong Ngome
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999
Place of birth Vitebsk, Belarus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Astana
Number 7
Youth career
2016–2018 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 33 (2)
2020– Astana 75 (7)
International career‡
2018–2019 Belarus U21 10 (1)
2019– Belarus 33 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Career

Club

On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Ebong to a four-year contract.[1]

International

He made his first appearance for the national team on 9 September 2019, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Yury Kavalyow in the 0–1 loss against Wales in a friendly match.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 October 2021[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2017 Belarusian Premier League 000000–00
2018 1622241–225
2019 1704060–270
Total 33262101--495
Astana 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 180002010210
2021 205413020296
Total 385415030506
Career total 717103151309911

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belarus 201920
202062
202180
202280
202373
Total315

International goals

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2020Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Lithuania2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
2.18 November 2020Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania Albania2–32–3
3.16 June 2023Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Israel1–01–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4.19 June 2023 Kosovo2–02–1
5.15 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland1–13–3

Honours

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Astana

Personal life

Ebong was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, to a family of mixed Belarusian ancestry on his mother's side and Cameroonian on his father's side. His parents met at the Vitebsk medical university where both were students. Ebong is reportedly estranged from his father.[6]

References
  1. "Макс Эбонг –футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Wales vs. Belarus 1:0". soccerway.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. Player's profile at pressball.by
  4. Max Ebong at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. Max Ebong at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Мы — белорусы. "Африд Макс Эбонг Нгоме? Да ну... Я просто Макс!"" [We are Belarusians. "Afrid Max Ebong Ngome? Come on.. I'm just Max!"] (in Russian). Pressball. 7 June 2018.


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