André-Joël Eboué

André-Joël Eboué
Personal information
Full name	André-Joël Eboué
Date of birth	25 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1990	Caïman Douala
1990–1992	Canon Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	Olympic Mvolyé
1994	La Louvière
1995–1997	Tonnerre Yaoundé
1997–1998	Sevilla B
1999–2000	O Elvas
2000–2001	Freamunde
2001–2002	Varese
2002–2003	Stade Beaucairois
2003–2004	Blanc-Mesnil
2005–2008	Villemomble Sports
2008–2009	Orly
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André-Joël Eboué (born 25 June 1974) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Eboué's 17-year senior career was spent mainly in lower league football, his first team being Olympic Mvolyé, and he also represented in his country Tonnerre Yaoundé. Abroad, he represented R.A.A. Louviéroise (Belgium, no games), Sevilla Atlético (Spain), O Elvas CAD, S.C. Freamunde (both in Portugal), A.S. Varese 1910 (Italy), Stade Beaucairois, Blanc-Mesnil SFB, Villemomble Sports and AS Orly (all in France).

Eboué's only professional spell occurred in the 2000–01 season, when he backed up Spaniard Rufino Lekué at Freamunde and the club ranked dead last in the second division.^[1]^[2] In May 2002, whilst with Varese, he was attacked by a group of 30 hooligans, being inflicted minor injuries.^[3]^[4]

International career

Eboué represented the Cameroonian under-20 team at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was selected by the full side for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup,^[5] but eventually did not win one single cap.

References

^ "Freamunde-Ovarense, 1–2: Ebou(é) o principal culpado" [Freamunde-Ovarense, 1–2: Eboué the main culprit] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Boavista-Freamunde, 6–1: Acelerar para o final em busca da goleada" [Boavista-Freamunde, 6–1: Final push in search of routing] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Siamo venuti in Italia per giocare al calcio, non per prendere calci" [We have come to Italy to kick balls, not to be kicked] (in Italian). Varese News. 7 May 2002. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Il razzismo è il peccato originale di Varese" [Racism is Varese's original sin] (in Italian). Varese News. 9 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Cameroun – Coupe des Confédérations 2003" [Cameroon – 2003 Confederations Cup] (in French). Zanziball. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

External links

André-Joël Eboué at ForaDeJogo (archived)
André-Joël Eboué – FIFA competition record (archived)
André-Joël Eboué at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Freamunde-Ovarense, 1–2: Ebou(é) o principal culpado" [Freamunde-Ovarense, 1–2: Eboué the main culprit] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[2] "Boavista-Freamunde, 6–1: Acelerar para o final em busca da goleada" [Boavista-Freamunde, 6–1: Final push in search of routing] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[3] "Siamo venuti in Italia per giocare al calcio, non per prendere calci" [We have come to Italy to kick balls, not to be kicked] (in Italian). Varese News. 7 May 2002. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[4] "Il razzismo è il peccato originale di Varese" [Racism is Varese's original sin] (in Italian). Varese News. 9 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[5] "Cameroun – Coupe des Confédérations 2003" [Cameroon – 2003 Confederations Cup] (in French). Zanziball. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

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