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Full nameJean Emile Junior Onana Onana
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCameroon
Age26
Date of birth8 Jan 2000
BirthplaceYaoundé
Height189 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubGenoa
Defensive midfielder
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
45
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Genoa.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Genoa's ~38 games this season through 10 injury absences (thigh, international duty, injury). He still appeared 3 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendlies Clubsat Beşiktaş400936.7
Serie A300456.6
Coppa Italia100196.7

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Onana is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Genoa, rated 51.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 10 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Onana.

On the season, Onana graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 10 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 26 Onana is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Onana missed 10 games through injury (thigh, international duty, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 3 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs
51.8
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
1.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
1.8%
Minutes
limited game time
10
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Genoa finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

10
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

10 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 10 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 1.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 51.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (10 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.