Andrcu Onana

Youth career

Born in Nkol Ngok, Onana joined Barcelona from the Samuel Eto'o Academy at the age of 14 in 2010. Because he was under 18 and a non-EU citizen, Onana had to go on loan in the 2012–13 season to the youth team of Cornellà, before being loaned again the next season to the first-team of Vista Alegre.

Ajax

In early January 2015, it was announced that he would join Dutch club Ajax in July 2015. The transfer was brought forward later that month. He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in February 2015. He signed a new contract with Ajax in May 2017, running until 2021. In March 2019 he signed a further new contract, until June 2022. In November 2019, he said he was interested in playing in the Premier League in England. In February 2021, Onana was banned from playing for 12 months by UEFA after testing positive for furosemide, a banned substance. Onana said he took his wife's medicine by mistake and Ajax joined him in appealing against the decision. The ban was reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport later in June. In January 2022, he was linked with a transfer to Italian club Inter Milan. In May 2022, he announced that he was leaving Ajax. Onana spent seven and a half years with Ajax, making 214 appearances in all competitions during his stint.

Inter Milan

On 1 July 2022, Inter Milan officially confirmed Onana's signing on a free transfer on a five-year contract. In January 2023, he won the Supercoppa…

Onana is a former Cameroon youth international. He was named in Cameroon's squad for a friendly against France in May 2016. Onana debuted for Cameroon in a 2–1 friendly win over Gabon in September 2016. He featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third-place game against Burkina Faso. On 9 November 2022, he was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He played the first match against Switzerland, before being dropped in the second against Serbia, then he was eventually sent home from the tournament on 28 November by manager Rigobert Song due to a disciplinary issue related to arguments about the latter's coaching tactics. Onana announced his retirement from international football on 23 December 2022. Just over eight months later, on 29 August 2023, Onana was recalled into the Cameroon squad by Song for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Burundi. The goalkeeper formally confirmed his return to international football several days later, on 4 September, via a message posted on social media, stating that, "in the face of manipulation, lies and abuse of power", he had chosen to "stay loyal to my principle, representing with pride a country that deserves our sincere commitment." Former player Patrick Suffo said that Onana's return did not mean that there were no "problems" between Onana and the coaching staff. In December 2025, Onana was dropped from the Cameroon squad for the 2025 AFCON.

Onana is a sweeper-keeper who has strong distribution skills. He regularly comes out of his box to help build-up play and is known for his confidence on the ball and range of passing. In Cameroon's opening 2022 World Cup game against Switzerland, Onana had more touches of the ball outside of the box (26) than any goalkeeper in a World Cup match since records began in 1966. He was described as resembling a "holding midfielder at times" in UEFA's Technical Observers' report on the 2022–23 Champions League. In July 2023, he was described as "a modern keeper... with the technique of an outfield player". In his prime, he was also known for his reflexes and shot-stopping ability, despite his large stature. Despite his success with Ajax and Inter, during his time at Manchester United, however, Onana suffered a significant decline in form and a loss of confidence, which was in part attributed by certain pundits to the team's change in tactics, and a focus on long rather than short passing out from the back, leading to a series of errors from the goalkeeper. In April 2025, Nemanja Matić described Onana as "one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United history" as a result of his perceived poor performances. On 28 August 2025, following a shock defeat in the EFL Cup to Grimsby Town where Onana had committed a blunder that led to Grimsby Town's second goal and Manchester United's exit on penalties, former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster commented: "For the last year…

Onana's older brother, Nnana Onana is a former footballer, and plays as a goalkeeper for Indonesian club Persikad Depok. His cousin, Fabrice Ondoa, also plays as a goalkeeper. In May 2019, Onana spoke out about being a black goalkeeper, saying he had to work harder than his white counterparts due to misconceptions about black goalkeepers being more prone to making mistakes. Onana is married to Melanie Kamayou and they have a son together.