Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo (born 22 June 1991) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Coton Sport

Ambroise Oyongo began his career with Moussango FC of Yaoundé in 2008. His play with Moussango attracted the interest of top club Coton Sport FC who signed him in July 2010. He quickly established himself at the club winning the league title in his first year with Coton Sport. In 2011, he helped the club to the league and cup double. In 2013, he won another league title and helped lead Coton Sport to the semi-finals of the

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New York Red Bulls

During the 2013 season, Oyongo went on trial with French side

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and it was reported that he would be joining the

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side during the 2014 January transfer window. The move never materialised and in January 2014 Oyongo went on trial with

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. He impressed during his trial and on 7 March 2014, he officially signed with the club. In his first season with New York, the versatile Oyongo was a key player for the club during the second half of the season as he made starts at both left-back and in midfield helping his side qualify for the league playoffs. On 30 October 2014, Oyongo assisted on

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winning goal in the last minute of the match helping New York defeat

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and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Montreal Impact

On 27 January 2015, Oyongo was traded to Montreal Impact with Eric Alexander, an international player roster spot and allocation money for Felipe and the 1st pick in the MLS allocation ranking.

Montpellier

Oyongo's contract expired at the end of the 2017 season, and he opted to move to Europe rather than renewing his deal with Montreal. He signed with French club

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in December 2017. On 22 February 2021, he moved on loan to

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for Krasnodar on 28 February 2021 in a

game against Ural Yekaterinburg, when he substituted injured Yevgeni Chernov in the 33rd minute. However, at half-time, Oyongo had to be substituted due to injury himself. On 4 March 2021, his agent announced that he will have to be operated on in Spain and will not be able to play for Krasnodar for the duration of the loan and will not return to the club. Krasnodar paid all of the salary due in advance at that time.

Paris 13 Atletico

On 31 July 2024, Oyongo signed for

club

International career

Oyongo played for Cameroon at the

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. On 28 July 2013 he made his debut with the Cameroon senior team, starting in a 1–0 victory over

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. At the

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, Oyongo scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against

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on 20 January 2015. He was named in Cameroon's squad for the

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but was later ruled out of the tournament after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon during a 1–0 win over

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on 10 June.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oyongo goal''.

Honours

Coton Sport *

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: 2010, 2011, 2013 *

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: 2011 Cameroon *

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bronze:

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References

External links

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WestAfricanFootball.com profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oyongo, Ambroise 1991 births Living people Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen Sportspeople from Centre Region (Cameroon) Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Coton Sport FC de Garoua players New York Red Bulls players CF Montréal players Montpellier HSC players FC Krasnodar players Paris 13 Atletico players Elite One players Major League Soccer players Ligue 1 players Russian Premier League players Championnat National players Cameroon men's international footballers Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Oyongo 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players