Leaving MU, the deserter Onana immediately became a 'superman'

Last season in the Super Lig (Türkiye's top league), Trabzonspor only finished 7th. One of the reasons that prevented them from being successful was conceding too many goals, with an average of 1.25 goals per game.

Now it's different. After the first 10 rounds of the 2025/26 season, the northeastern Turkish team is ranked 2nd. Although Trabzonspor's attack is not very strong (only scored 17 goals), the defense has been significantly improved, conceding only 7 goals. This achievement is largely thanks to Andre Onana, who arrived in early September on loan from MU.

In the last match, when Trabzonspor defeated Eyupspor 2-0, Onana kept a clean sheet after 4 saves. It should be noted that the expected goals prevented by the Cameroonian goalkeeper was 1.01. In other words, the quality of the opponent's shots was not bad, and the Trabzonspor goal should have shaken at least once.

Similarly, in the 4-0 win over Kayserispor, Onana faced 7 shots on target and an expected goals against of 1.64. However, he saved all 7 and finished the match with a clean sheet.

Andre Onana is enjoying a strong resurgence in Türkiye.

After six starts for Trabzonspor, Onana has saved 77.8% of the shots on target he has faced. This is the second highest figure in the Cameroonian goalkeeper's career, behind only the 2020/21 season at Ajax (79.6%). Onana also has an impressive save rate, averaging 3.5 saves per game. In his peak 2020/21 season, he only managed 3.15 saves per game.

Not only that, also at Trabzonspor, Onana had his first assist in his career. It was the pass for Onuachu to score in the 70th minute, bringing a 1-1 draw against Gaziantep. Not only did he do a good job defending, the 29-year-old goalkeeper also influenced the attack.

Once the subject of ridicule while playing in England, Onana has now been hailed by the Turkish media. Commentators have praised his ability to coordinate play from the back, help build play from the back, make spectacular saves and his leadership skills.

Onana also made fans excited. On social networking sites, they joked that the goalkeeper, who is still on the MU payroll, created a wall at Trabzonspor, while calling on him "not to return to Old Trafford" and hoping that the Board of Directors would soon activate the buyout clause.

It seems that the argument that every player shines when leaving MU is proven again, after the cases of Scott McTominay, Marcus Rashford or Antony, now it's Onana's turn.