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Cameroonian footballer (born 1999)
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| Full name | Ignatius Kpene Ganago | ||
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| Date of birth | (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
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Current team |
Nantes | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| 2011–2017 | EFCB | ||
| 2017 | Nice | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice B | 13 | (9) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice | 52 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Lens | 56 | (12) |
| 2022– | Nantes | 45 | (5) |
| 2025 | → New England Revolution (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2019– | Cameroon | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:54, 1 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:38, 19 March 2025 (GMT) |
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Ignatius Ganago (born 16 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Cameroon national team.[1]
Ganago was part of the EFCB junior academy in Cameroon before joining Nice in 2017.[2]
Ganago made his professional debut for Nice in a 4–0 Ligue 1 win against Monaco on 9 September 2017, coming on for Mario Balotelli in the 74th minute, during which he also scored his first goal for the club.[3]
On 10 July 2020, Ganago signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club Lens.[4]
On 1 September 2022, the last day of the 2022 summer transfer window, Ganago moved to Lens’ league rivals Nantes on a four-year contract.[5] The transfer fee paid to Lens was reported as €3.5 million excluding bonuses.[5]
New England Revolution
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On 10 January 2025, it was announced that Ganago would be joining New England Revolution in Major League Soccer on a six-month loan with an option to purchase, and the potential to extend the loan by six additional months if playing-time conditions are met.[6] Ganago made his MLS debut, and recorded his first start for the Revolution, in the 2025 season opener, a 0–0 draw against Nashville SC on 22 February.[7] He scored his first Revolution goal, and recorded his first Revolution assist, on 19 April against NYCFC.[8] He subsequently received MLS Team of the Matchday honors for week 9.[9]
International career
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Ganago debuted for the senior Cameroon national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Tunisia on 12 October 2019.[10] Later that month his club Nice refused to release him for the Under-23 AFCON tournament.[11]
Ganago’s four-year-old daughter died on 13 February 2023, following an illness.[12]
- As of match played 11 January 2026[1]
- As of match played 19 March 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Cameroon | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Cameroon
