Prince Ibara

Congolese footballer

Prince IbaraPersonal information

Full name|  Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama[1]
Date of birth|  (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth|  Brazzaville, Congo[1]
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC
Number|  99
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014|  ACNFF|  |
2015|  AS Pélican|  6|  (6)
2015–2017|  CA Bizertin|  19|  (7)
2017–2018|  Al-Wakrah|  6|  (1)
2018–2019|  USM Alger|  23|  (9)
2019–2021|  Beerschot|  12|  (0)
2020|  → Neftchi Baku (loan)|  7|  (1)
2021|  → Châteauroux (loan)|  13|  (3)
2021–2023|  Bengaluru|  17|  (4)
2023–2024|  Becamex Binh Duong|  10|  (1)
2024–|  Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC|  9|  (3)
International career‡
2016–|  Congo|  15|  (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama (born 7 February 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC.[2]

## Club career

[edit]

Ibara began his career at Congolese side ACNFF in 2014.[3] He later moved to AS Pélican of Gabon Championnat National D1 and CA Bizertin of Tunisia[4] before joining Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah in 2017.[5]

On 11 July 2018,[2] Ibara joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from Al-Wakrah To be an alternative to the striker Oussama Darfalou, also became the first Congolese to play in USM Alger.[6] In the first, USMA signed with Zimbabwean Charlton Mashumba but the arrival of the new coach Thierry Froger, who decided to contract with another foreign player in his place.[7] Ibara made his debut for USM Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports, later on 14 August, he made his debut in the Ligue 1 against DRB Tadjenanet as a starter and scored his first goal with his new club in 3–1 victory.[8] The following season, he scored nine goals helping the club clinching the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 title.[9]

In July 2019, he signed for Belgian First Division A club K Beerschot VA.[10][11]

On 11 September 2020, Neftchi Baku announced the signing of Ibara on one-year long loan.[12] The loan ended early and he moved on loan to French club LB Châteauroux in January 2021.[13]

In July 2021, he moved to Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[14][15] on a two-year deal ahead of the Blues' 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[16] He made his ISL debut on 20 November against NorthEast United FC in a 4–2 win, in which he scored a goal.[17][18]

He moved to Becamex Binh Duong in September 2023.[19] On 23 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club, the only goal in the away match against The Cong-Viettel.[20] He then played for Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC.[21]

## International career

[edit]

He made his international debut for Congo in 2016, in a friendly match against Morocco.[22] On 11 October in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Ibara scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win against Liberia.[23][24]

## Career statistics

[edit]

### Club

[edit]

As of 30 August 2022[1][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

|
|
|
|
|
|

Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
CA Bizertin | 2015–16 | Tunisian Professionnelle 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2
2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6
Total  | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 8
Al-Wakrah SC | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1
2017–18 | Qatargas League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0
Total  | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1
USM Alger | 2018–19 | Algerian Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 10
Career total  | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 19

1. ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
2. ^ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

### International goals

[edit]

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.[1]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

|
|
|
|
|
|

1. | 11 October 2018 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Liberia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. | 16 October 2018 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia | 1–2 | 1–2
3. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. | 12 November 2020 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Eswatini | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

## Honours

[edit]

USM Alger

* Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2018–19.[25]

Al-Wakrah

* Qatari Second Division: runner-up 2017–18[21]

Bengaluru

* Durand Cup: 2022[26]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Prince Ibara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
2. ^ a b "Vinny Ibara of Congo: player profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
3. ^ Bengaluru FC sign Congolese striker Prince Ibara Press Trust of India. Retrieved 17 July 2021
4. ^ tunisie-defaite-a-lexterieur-pour-ibara-et-le-ca-bizertin drcpf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
5. ^ "ISL: Bengaluru FC signs Congolese striker Prince Ibara". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
6. ^ "USMA : Prince Ibara a signé son contrat". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
7. ^ "USMA : Bayisenge et Mashumba ne seront pas retenus". competition.dz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
8. ^ "Ligue 1 (J1) : USM Alger 3-1 DRB Tadjenanet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
9. ^ 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
10. ^ "WELKOM PRINCE". www.beerschotwilrijk.be. 24 July 2019.
11. ^ "Beerschot haalt Congolese international (23) binnen". Gazet van Antwerpen.
12. ^ ""Neftçi" hücumçu transferini rəsmiləşdirdi". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 11 September 2020.
13. ^ "Attacker Prince Ibara joins LB Chateauroux in France. | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be.
14. ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Congolese striker Prince Ibara". The New Indian Express.
15. ^ Bengaluru bolster attack with signing of Congolese striker Prince Ibara business-standard.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
16. ^ Congolese forward Prince Ibara joins Bengaluru FC on a two year deal ahead of the Blues’ AFC Cup playoff firstsportz.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
17. ^ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
18. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
19. ^ "Thay máu hàng công, B.Bình Dương chiêu mộ tiền đạo ĐT Congo cao 1m94". danviet.vn.
20. ^ "Viettel vs. Binh Duong - 23 February 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
21. ^ a b c Prince Ibara at Soccerway
22. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC signs Congolese striker Prince Ibara for a two-year contract | XtraTime | Algulf".
23. ^ "Eliminatoires CAN 2019: vainqueur du Liberia, le Congo-Brazzaville se replace". rfi.fr. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
24. ^ "Weah watches on as Liberia lose 3-1 to Congo in Nations Cup tie". BBC. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
25. ^ "Ligue 1 : l'USMA sacrée championne d'Algérie". tsa-algerie.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
26. ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

## External links

[edit]

* Prince Ibara at WorldFootball.net
* Player profile at Indian Super League

* v
* t
* e

Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC - current squad

* 1 Thanh Tùng
* 2 Văn Nhuần
* 3 Văn Hạnh
* 4 Anh Quang
* 5 Văn Trâm
* 6 Xuân Trường
* 7 Đình Tiến
* 8 Trọng Hoàng
* 10 Phi Sơn (c)
* 11 Duy Thường
* 12 Helerson
* 14 Viktor
* 15 Adou
* 16 Văn Long
* 17 Văn Bửu
* 18 Quang Nam
* 19 Công Thành
* 20 Tiến Đạt
* 21 Văn Huy
* 26 Viết Đại
* 29 Tùng Lâm
* 30 Viết Triều
* 36 Mbo
* 38 Quốc Dân
* 39 Tấn Tài
* 48 Trung Nguyên
* 79 Sỹ Hoàng
* 94 Geovane
* Manager: Thành Công

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template