Max Ebong

Max Ebong
Personal information
Full name Afrid Max Ebong Ngome
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Vitebsk, Belarus
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 7
Youth career
2016–2018 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 33 (2)
2020–2025 Astana 126 (10)
2026– CSKA Sofia 25 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Belarus U21 10 (1)
2019– Belarus 61 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:16, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:08, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Afrid Max Ebong Ngome (Belarusian: Макс Эбонг, romanized: Maks Ebonh; Russian: Макс Эбонг; born 26 August 1999) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia and the Belarus national team.

Club career

On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Ebong for a four-year contract. On 27 December 2025, Astana announced that Ebong was leaving the club to sign a three-year contract with CSKA Sofia.

International career

Ebong made his first appearance for the Belarus national team on 9 September 2019, after coming on as a half-time substitute for Yury Kavalyow in a 1–0 loss against Wales in a friendly match.

Personal life

Ebong was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, to a family of mixed Belarusian ancestry on his mother's side and Cameroonian on his father's side. His parents met at the Vitebsk medical university where both were students. Ebong is reportedly estranged from his father.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2017 Belarusian Premier League 0000–00–00
2018 16222–41–225
2019 17040–60–270
Total 332620010100495
Astana 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 18000–2010210
2021 20541–3020296
2022 23210–20–262
2023 19040–12010360
2024 2202030100–370
2025 24320–30–293
Total 12610131303204017811
CSKA Sofia 2025–26 Bulgarian First League 17341–––214
2026–27 8000–7110161
Total 25341007110375
Career total 18415234304925026421

International

As of match played 3 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belarus 201920
202062
202180
202280
202393
202490
2025100
202671
Total616

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2020Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Lithuania2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
2.18 November 2020Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania Albania2–32–3
3.16 June 2023Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Israel1–01–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4.19 June 2023 Kosovo2–02–1
5.15 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland1–13–3
6.3 October 2026Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, Budapest, Hungary San Marino3–04–02026–27 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Astana

CSKA Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Макс Эбонг –футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Рақмет, Макс!". instagram.com/fca.astana/ (in Kazakh). FC Astana Instagram. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Добре дошъл на Макс Ебонг в ЦСКА!". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Wales vs. Belarus 1:0". Soccerway. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Мы — белорусы. "Африд Макс Эбонг Нгоме? Да ну... Я просто Макс!"" [We are Belarusians. "Afrid Max Ebong Ngome? Come on.. I'm just Max!"] (in Russian). Pressball. 7 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Player's profile at pressball.by
  7. ↑ Max Ebong at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Max Ebong at National-Football-Teams.com