Oscar Ewolo

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Oscar Ewolo
Personal information
Full name Oscar Cristel Tony Ewolo
Date of birth (1978-10-09) 9 October 1978
Place of birth Brazzaville,
People's Republic of the Congo
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2005 Amiens 131 (1)
2005–2009 Lorient 114 (2)
2009–2012 Brest 97 (1)
2012–2013 Laval 32 (0)
Total 374 (4)
International career
2000–2013 Congo 38 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oscar Cristel Tony Ewolo (born 9 October 1978) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his career in France.

Early life

Ewolo was born in Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville. He acquired the French nationality by naturalization on 23 October 1998.[1]

Career

He signed for Brest from FC Lorient on 15 July 2009.[2] and in July 2012, joined Ligue 2 team Stade Lavallois on a one-year contract.

Personal life

Ewolo is a former footballer and also a pastor.[3] He is a Christian, and has spoken about his faith in the documentary "The Prize: Chasing the Dream" along with Kaká.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Congo 200060
200100
200220
200331
200440
200530
200620
200730
200850
200900
201000
201120
201231
201350
Total382

References

  1. "JORF n° 0248 du 25 octobre 1998 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 16191. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. Oscar Ewolo (Lorient) a signé Archived 23 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. Au Stade Brestois, Oscar le passeur est aussi pasteur (in French)
  4. "WORLD CUP ATHLETES' REAL GOAL—FINDING FULFILLMENT BEYOND THE FIELD - AthletesInAction.org". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. "Oscar Ewolo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.