Omar Nicolás Govea García (born 18 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Voluntari.
![]() Govea with Mouscron in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omar Nicolás Govea García | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Voluntari | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | San Luis | ||
2012–2013 | América | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | América | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Porto B (loan) | 36 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Porto B | 32 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Mouscron (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2018–2019 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Zulte Waregem | 55 | (4) |
2022– | Voluntari | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Mexico U23 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Mexico | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020 |
After starting out in his native Mexico, he went on to compete professionally in Portugal, Belgium and Romania.
Internationally, Govea earned his first cap with the senior team in a 1–0 friendly victory over Poland in November 2017.
Govea spent two years at San Luis where he played in two under-15 tournaments. He was part of a Tercera División selection team where he met Jesús Ramírez, the coach of América's youth academy. He participated at América's under-17 and under-20 youth teams.[2]
In 2014, it was announced Govea was sent out on loan to Ascenso MX club Zacatecas in order to gain professional playing experience. He made his professional debut as substitute on 5 August 2014 in a Copa MX match against Leones Negros, coming on for Antonio López at 82'.[3]
In July 2015, Govea joined FC Porto on loan, and was immediately sent to play for their B team.[4]
He was called to Porto's senior team for the first time on 19 January 2016, in order to make the squad to play against Famalicão in a Taça da Liga match the next day.[5]
In May 2016, it was reported that Porto had signed Govea on a permanent transfer, with the player signing a four-year contract with the club.[6]
On 6 July 2017, Govea joined Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on a one-year loan with an option of purchase. He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 July in a 1–0 win over KV Oostende.[7]
On 16 August 2018, Govea joined Royal Antwerp FC on a one-year loan with an option of purchase, where he will wear the number 23.[8]
On 9 July 2019, Belgian club Zulte Waregem announced Govea as a new signing. He signed a three-year contract with an option of another year.[9] He made his debut on 27 July in a 2–0 loss against Mechelen. On 14 December, he scored his first two goals in a 5–1 home win against Sint-Truiden.
In January 2020, he was named as the club's Player of the month for December due to his performances.[10]
On 21 September 2022, Govea agreed to a two-year contract with Romanian club Voluntari.[11]
On 13 November 2017, Govea made his senior debut for Mexico in a 1–0 friendly win over Poland.[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zacatecas (loan) | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Porto B (loan) | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Mouscron (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 4 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Zulte Waregem | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 59 | 7 | ||||
Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Career total | 172 | 9 | 15 | 3 | – | 6 | 0 | 193 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Porto B
Mexico U17
Individual
FC Voluntari – current squad | |
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