Oumar Pona
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oumar Kalifa Pona | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Croix Blanche Angers | ||
| 2018–2023 | Angers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Angers II | 40 | (0) |
| 2025– | Angers | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Mali U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:52, 15 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Oumar Kalifa Pona (born 21 June 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France, he is a youth international for Mali.
Club career
[edit]Pona is a product of the youth academies of the French clubs Croix Blanche Angers and Angers.[1] He first played for Angers' reserves in 2023, and on 7 March 2024 signed his first professional contract with the club unti 2027.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Angers in a 0–0 (6–5) penalty shootout win in the Coupe de France against Les Herbiers VF on 19 December 2025.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Pona is of Malian descent and holds dual-citizenship. He was called up to the France U19s for a set of friendlies in October 2024.[4] He was part of the Mali U23s for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 March 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angers B | 2022–23 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Angers | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Angers Sco. « C'était brut, mais il faisait forte impression » : Oumar Pona, un physique taillé pour être gardien". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Angers Sco. Le jeune gardien Oumar Pona signe son premier contrat professionnel". angers.maville.com.
- ^ "Coupe de France. « Let's go les 16es de finale ! » : quand Oumar Pona, le gardien d'Angers Sco savoure sa première". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Oumar Pona sélectionné avec l'équipe de France U19". angers-sco.fr.
- ^ "Tournoi Maurice Revello : la liste des 23 joueurs dévoilée" (in French). Maliweb. 23 May 2025.
- ^ Oumar Pona at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Oumar Pona at Soccerway
- Oumar Pona at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bondy
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French people of Malian descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Angers SCO players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century Malian sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen