Juvenal Edjogo-Owono


Juvenal Edjogo-Owono Montalbán, known simply as Juvenal, is an Equatoguinean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, Juvenal played in the lower leagues in four of his first five years as a senior, including three with RCD Espanyol's reserves, who loaned him to Levante UD in 2001 for his first professional experience. In the 2003–04 season he was part of Racing de Santander's La Liga roster, but did not appear in the competition for the Cantabrians, being released in the January transfer window.
In the following two seasons, Juvenal played in the second level, achieving top-flight promotions with both Deportivo Alavés and Recreativo de Huelva. In the 2006–07 campaign he failed that objective with CD Tenerife, also appearing in less than one half of the league games.
In the summer of 2008, after one season in Segunda División B with FC Cartagena, the 29-year-old Juvenal returned to his hometown and signed for CE Sabadell FC, contributing with 34 appearances and five goals in his third year as the Arlequinats returned to the second tier after an absence of 18 years.

International career

Juvenal qualified for Equatorial Guinea because of his father, born in Niefang – his mother hailed from Andalusia. He made his debut for the national team in 2003 and, between that year and 2008, appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification matches, scoring on 7 June 2008 in a 1–4 away defeat against South Africa for the 2010 edition.
In late 2007, Juvenal played in unofficial games against the Region of Murcia and Extremadura. Two months before his 36th birthday, and immediately after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he retired from international football.

Personal life

Juvenal's younger brothers, Alberto and José, were also footballers. They competed exclusively in the Spanish lower leagues or amateur championships.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2007Estadio Internacional, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
2–0
3–1
2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.9 September 2007Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1–0
1–0
2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.7 June 2008Super Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa
4–1
4–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 November 2012Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1–0
2–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.9 June 2012Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1–0
2–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.9 June 2012Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
2–2
2–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.16 June 2013Nuevo Estadio, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
1–0
1–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.7 September 2013National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone
1–3
2–3
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification