Carl Ona-Embo (born August 6, 1989) is a French-born Congolese professional basketball player who last played for

Poitiers Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomerat ...

of the French

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league. In the past, he played for the

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of the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Ona-Embo played with

Angelico Biella Pallacanestro Biella, known as Angelico Biella for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Biella, Piedmont. It plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season. For past club sponsorship names, see ...

in the 2007–08 season.Legabasket.it Profile
/ref> For the 2008–09 season he was loaned to

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of the

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. For the 2009–10 season, Ona-Embo returned to Angelico Biella. In July 2010, Ona-Embo signed with

Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers Basket 86, also known as PB86 or simply Poitiers, is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Poitiers, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. It competes in the French Pro B league. The club's home games are play ...

for the 2010–11 season. From 2011 to 2013, Ona-Embo played with

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 19 ...

. For the 2013–14 season he signed with

Antibes Sharks Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball sports club, club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the ...

. In July 2014, Ona-Embo returned after three years to Poitiers Basket 86. In June 2015, he left Poitiers and signed with

JL Bourg-en-Bresse Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

. On October 30, 2016, Ona-Embo was selected with the 49th pick of the 2016

draft by the

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. However, he was waived on November 8. On November 25, he was acquired by the

, but was waived on December 11 after averaging 2.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 6 games. On April 16, 2019, he has signed with Caen Basket of the French LNB.Carl Ona Embo signs with Caen
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DR Congo national team

Ona-Embo played 3 games for the

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at the

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where he averaged 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

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