Prince Ibara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | ACNFF | ||
| 2015 | AS Pélican | 6 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | CA Bizertin | 19 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Wakrah | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | USM Alger | 23 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Beerschot | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Neftchi Baku (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Bengaluru | 17 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Becamex Binh Duong | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Congo | 15 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 16 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama (born 7 February 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC.[2]
Club career
[edit]Ibara began his career at Congolese side ACNFF in 2014.[3] He later moved to AS Pélican of Gabon Championnat National D1 and CA Bizertin of Tunisia[4] before joining Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah in 2017.[5]
On 11 July 2018,[2] Ibara joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from Al-Wakrah To be an alternative to the striker Oussama Darfalou, also became the first Congolese to play in USM Alger.[6] In the first, USMA signed with Zimbabwean Charlton Mashumba but the arrival of the new coach Thierry Froger, who decided to contract with another foreign player in his place.[7] Ibara made his debut for USM Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports, later on 14 August, he made his debut in the Ligue 1 against DRB Tadjenanet as a starter and scored his first goal with his new club in 3–1 victory.[8] The following season, he scored nine goals helping the club clinching the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title.[9]
In July 2019, he signed for Belgian First Division A club K Beerschot VA.[10][11]
On 11 September 2020, Neftchi Baku announced the signing of Ibara on one-year long loan.[12] The loan ended early and he moved on loan to French club LB Châteauroux in January 2021.[13]
In July 2021, he moved to Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[14][15] on a two-year deal ahead of the Blues' 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[16] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win, in which he scored a goal.[17][18]
He moved to Becamex Binh Duong in September 2023.[19] On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, the only goal in the away match against The Cong-Viettel.[20] He then played for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC.[21]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Congo in 2016, in a friendly match against Morocco.[22] On 11 October in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Ibara scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against Liberia.[23][24]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CA Bizertin | 2015–16 | Tunisian Professionnelle 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Al-Wakrah SC | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Qatargas League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| USM Alger | 2018–19 | Algerian Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| Career total | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 19 | ||
- ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2018 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Liberia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 16 October 2018 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 3. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 12 November 2020 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Eswatini | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]USM Alger
Al-Wakrah
- Qatari Second Division: runner-up 2017–18[21]
Bengaluru
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Prince Ibara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Vinny Ibara of Congo: player profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Bengaluru FC sign Congolese striker Prince Ibara Press Trust of India. Retrieved 17 July 2021
- ^ tunisie-defaite-a-lexterieur-pour-ibara-et-le-ca-bizertin drcpf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
- ^ "ISL: Bengaluru FC signs Congolese striker Prince Ibara". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "USMA : Prince Ibara a signé son contrat". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "USMA : Bayisenge et Mashumba ne seront pas retenus". competition.dz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Ligue 1 (J1) : USM Alger 3-1 DRB Tadjenanet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
- ^ "WELKOM PRINCE". www.beerschotwilrijk.be. 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Beerschot haalt Congolese international (23) binnen". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- ^ ""Neftçi" hücumçu transferini rəsmiləşdirdi". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Attacker Prince Ibara joins LB Chateauroux in France. | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Congolese striker Prince Ibara". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Bengaluru bolster attack with signing of Congolese striker Prince Ibara business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
- ^ Congolese forward Prince Ibara joins Bengaluru FC on a two year deal ahead of the Blues’ AFC Cup playoff firstsportz.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
- ^ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Thay máu hàng công, B.Bình Dương chiêu mộ tiền đạo ĐT Congo cao 1m94". danviet.vn.
- ^ "Viettel vs. Binh Duong - 23 February 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Prince Ibara at Soccerway
- ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC signs Congolese striker Prince Ibara for a two-year contract | XtraTime | Algulf".
- ^ "Eliminatoires CAN 2019: vainqueur du Liberia, le Congo-Brazzaville se replace". rfi.fr. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Weah watches on as Liberia lose 3-1 to Congo in Nations Cup tie". BBC. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : l'USMA sacrée championne d'Algérie". tsa-algerie.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Prince Ibara at WorldFootball.net
- Player profile at Indian Super League