Omar Govea
 Govea with Mouscron in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Omar Nicolás Govea García | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2012 | San Luis | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | América | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | América | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Porto B (loan) | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Porto B | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Mouscron (loan) | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Zulte Waregem | 55 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Voluntari | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Monterrey (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Monterrey | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Mexico U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Mexico | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Omar Nicolás Govea García (born 18 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey.
After starting out in his native Mexico, he went on to compete professionally in Portugal, Belgium and Romania.
Internationally, Govea earned his first cap with the senior team in a 1–0 friendly victory over Poland in November 2017.
Club career[edit]
América[edit]
Govea spent two years at San Luis where he played in two under-15 tournaments. He was part of a Tercera División selection team where he met Jesús Ramírez, the coach of América's youth academy. He participated at América's under-17 and under-20 youth teams.[2]
Loans to Zacatecas and Porto B[edit]
In the summer of 2014, it was announced Govea was sent out on loan to Ascenso MX club Zacatecas in order to gain professional playing experience. He made his professional debut as substitute on 5 August 2014 in a Copa MX match against Leones Negros, coming on for Antonio López at 82'.[3]
In July 2015, Govea joined FC Porto on loan, and was immediately sent to play for their B team.[4]
He was called to Porto's senior team for the first time on 19 January 2016, in order to make the squad to play against Famalicão in a Taça da Liga match the next day.[5]
Porto[edit]
In May 2016, it was reported that Porto had signed Govea on a permanent transfer, with the player signing a four-year contract with the club.[6]
Loans to Mouscron and Royal Antwerp[edit]
On 6 July 2017, Govea joined Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on a one-year loan with an option of purchase. He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 July in a 1–0 win over KV Oostende.[7]
On 16 August 2018, Govea joined Royal Antwerp FC on a one-year loan with an option of purchase, where he will wear the number 23.[8]
Zulte Waregem[edit]
On 9 July 2019, Belgian club Zulte Waregem announced Govea as a new signing. He signed a three-year contract with an option of another year.[9] He made his debut on 27 July in a 2–0 loss against Mechelen. On 14 December, he scored his first two goals in a 5–1 home win against Sint-Truiden.
In January 2020, Govea was named as the club's Player of the month for December due to his performances.[10]
Voluntari[edit]
On 21 September 2022, Govea agreed to a two-year contract with Romanian club Voluntari.[11]
Monterrey[edit]
On 17 December 2022, Govea returned to Mexico and joined Monterrey on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[12][13] On 16 December 2023, Monterrey confirmed the permanent signing of Govea ahead of the Clausura 2024.[14]
International career[edit]
On 13 November 2017, Govea made his senior debut for Mexico in a 1–0 friendly win over Poland.[15]
On 16 December 2023, in Govea's fifth appearance for the senior national team, he scored his first goal in a 2–3 defeat against Colombia.[16]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 21 February 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Porto B (loan) | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 59 | 7 | ||||
| Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Monterrey (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 17 | 0 | – | – | 6[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 251 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa MX, Belgian Cup and Cupa României
- ^ a b Appearances in Belgian First Division A Europa League play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International[edit]
- As of match played 16 December 2023[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 2023 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Colombia |
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Honours[edit]
Porto B
Mexico U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2013
Individual
- Zulte Waregem Player of the Month: December 2019[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Omar Govea at FIFA.com"
- ^ "Omar Govea, Águila del Porto" — Liga MX official site. July 7, 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Leones Negros y Mineros de Zacatecas empatan en Copa MX" — Terra Deportes México. August 5, 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Con la piel de 'dragón', el sueño de Omar Govea en el Porto" — Excelsior's Adrenalina 360 sports supplement. July 12, 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Govea y Gudiño, al primer equipo del Porto" Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine — FútbolTotal.com. January 19, 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ "FC Porto segurou Omar Govea com contrato até 2020" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Omar Govea tiene debut triunfante en Liga de Bélgica".
- ^ "Omar Govea ya encontró equipo en Europa". www.foxsports.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16.
- ^ @ESSEVEELIVE (July 9, 2019). "DONE DEAL 🤝⎪Welkom bij #TeamEssevee, Omar Govea!🇲🇽 Mexicaan🧠 Creatieve middenvelder🔁 @FCPorto ✒️ 3 seizoenen (…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Omar Govea, jugador del mes de diciembre con Zulte Waregem".
- ^ "Bun venit, Omar Govea" [Welcome, Omar Govea] (in Romanian). FC Voluntari. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "¡BIENVENIDO A RAYADOS, OMAR GOVEA!" (in Spanish). Club de Fútbol Monterrey. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Mulțumim, Omar Govea! 🤝🏻❤️🇲🇽" (in Romanian). Voluntari. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "¡Felicidades, Omar, por tu transferencia definitiva!". Club de Fútbol Monterrey. 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Omar Govea hace su debut con México". 13 November 2017.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Omar Govea at Soccerway
- ^ Omar Govea at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga - Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Mexican men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ascenso MX players
- Club América footballers
- Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- FC Porto B players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Liga I players
- FC Voluntari players
- Liga MX players
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Footballers from San Luis Potosí City