Stéphane Mbia
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| Stéphane Mbia | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stéphane Mbia Etoundi | |
| Date of birth | May 20, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympique Marseille | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003-2004 2004 |
Kadji Sports Academy Stade Rennais B |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2009 2009- |
Stade Rennais Olympique Marseille |
105 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | Cameroon | 12 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stéphane Mbia Etoundi (born May 20, 1986 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football player who plays for French League 1 club Olympique Marseille.
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[edit] Career
Stéphane began his playing career at the famous Kadji Sports Academy in Douala, Cameroon where fellow Cameroon internationals Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Kameni and Eric Djemba Djemba played. In 2004 he moved to France, to join Stade Rennais.
Mbia emerged into the Rennes first team in the 2005-06 season, making a handful of appearances. The Cameroonian scored his first Ligue 1 goal for the club in November 2006 against champions Olympique Lyonnais.
On the 14th July 2009, M'Bia completed his £10.4 million move to Marseille from Rennes.
[edit] International career
Mbia played international football at junior level for Cameroon. He was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, where his side were eliminated in the group stage.
He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2005. He was part of the squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, where Mbia scored twice against Tunisia in the quarterfinal.
Mbia was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2008 Olympics in China, playing in all four of his teams matches, and scoring once against Honduras.
[edit] Playing career
| Season | Club | Country | League | European Competition | ||||||
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| Division | Matches | Goals | Cards | Type | Matches | Goals | ||||
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| 2000 - 2004 | Kadji Sports Academy |  Cameroon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 - 2005 | Stade Rennais |  France |
Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2005 - 2006 | Stade Rennais | France |
Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | UEFA Cup | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 - 2007 | Stade Rennais | France |
Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2007 - 2008 | Stade Rennais | France |
Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 - 2009 | Stade Rennais | France |
Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Stéphane Mbia's profile, stats & pics
- Stéphane Mbia career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at ESPN
- Profile at Eurosport
- Statistics at FIFA.com
- Mbia: The place to be
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