Omar Govea
Omar Nicolás Govea García (born 18 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem.
 Govea in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | San Luis | ||
| 2012–2016 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | América | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Porto B (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Porto B | 32 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Mouscron (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Zulte Waregem | 55 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mexico U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Mexico | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Club América
Govea spent two years at San Luis where he played two U-15 tournaments. He was part of a Tercera División selection team where he met Jesús Ramírez, the coach of Club America's youth academy. He participated at Club America's Under-17 and Under-20 youth teams.[2]
Zacatecas (loan)
In 2014, it was announced Govea was sent out on loan to Ascenso MX club Mineros 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]
Porto (loan)
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
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]
Royal Mouscron (loan)
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]
Royal Antwerp (loan)
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
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, he was named as the club's Player of the month for December due to his performances.[10]
International career
On 13 November 2017, Govea made his debut with the Mexico national team in a friendly match against Poland.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 April 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Zulte Waregem | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 59 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 164 | 8 | 14 | 3 | – | 6 | 0 | 184 | 11 | |||
- Notes
- Includes Copa MX and Belgian Cup
- Appearances in Belgian First Division Europa League play-offs
Honours
Porto B
Mexico U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2013
Individual
- Zulte Waregem Player of the Month: December 2019[10]
References
- "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 (9 July 2019). "DONE DEAL 🤝⎪Welkom bij #TeamEssevee, Omar Govea!🇲🇽 Mexicaan🧠 Creatieve middenvelder🔁 @FCPorto ✒️ 3 seizoenen (…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Omar Govea, jugador del mes de diciembre con Zulte Waregem".
- "Omar Govea hace su debut con México". 13 November 2017.
- 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)