Oscar Ewolo
Personal information
Full name Oscar Cristel Tony Ewolo
Date of birth (1978-10-09) 9 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Brazzaville,
People's Republic of the Congo
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) 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 team Year Apps Goals
Congo 2000 6 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 0
2003 3 1
2004 4 0
2005 3 0
2006 2 0
2007 3 0
2008 5 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 2 0
2012 3 1
2013 5 0
Total 38 2

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 (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.

External links


Congo squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations
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