Dieudonné Owona (born February 28, 1986 in

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) is a

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ian

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. He currently plays as a defender for

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Career

Born in

, at the age of 15 Owona moved to

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

's Academy in

. In January 2007 Owona joined

FC Brussels Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last ...

on loan for the duration of the 2006–07 season. He made his

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début in a game against R.A.E.C. Mons on 20 January; the game finished 1–1. A week later, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Zulte Waregem. Owona finished the season with 13 appearances.

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* * 1986 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Men's association football defenders Lille OSC players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Olympique Grande-Synthe players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga Leumit players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Belgium Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub