Charles Eloundou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Betrand Etoundi Eloundou | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nea Salamina | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | AS Fortuna de Mfou | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Unisport Bafang (loan) | 20 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Coton Sport FC (loan) | ||
| 2013 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Colorado Rapids | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Jacksonville Armada | 49 | (7) |
| 2018– | Nea Salamina | 20 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U17 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Cameroon U20 | 7 | (8) |
| 2013 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 20 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2013 | |||
Charles Eloundou (born 4 December 1994) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Nea Salamina.
Career
Club career
Eloundou began his career with Cameroonian side AS Fortuna de Mfou. He has played on loan with fellow Cameroonian sides Coton Sport FC and Unisport Bafang. While with Unisport he scored 9 goals in 20 matches. His play in Cameroon brought him to the attention of Major League Soccer sides.
On 25 January 2013, Eloundou signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on a one year loan with an option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2013 season.[1] He was signed via the MLS weighted lottery process, where Real Salt Lake and D.C. United also had the chance to acquire him.
Eloundou signed with the North American Soccer League's Jacksonville Armada FC on March 10, 2016. Eloundou joined the Armada at the beginning of February and at the time of his signing, led Jacksonville in preseason scoring with three goals.[2]
International career
Eloundou has been a prominent member of the Cameroon's Under-17 and Under-20 national teams. He played four matches for the Cameroon B side in the 2012 Nehru Cup. He was called up by the full national team for a friendly match against Tanzania on 6 February 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He made his senior national team debut in that game, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. The game ended in a 1-0 loss.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/01/rapids-acquire-18-year-old-cameroonian-international-charles-eloundou
- ^ "ARMADA FC SIGNS CAMEROONIAN INTERNATIONAL CHARLES ELOUNDOU". ArmadaFC.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/02/eloundou-second-half-sub-cameroons-loss-tanzania
External links
- Charles Eloundou at Major League Soccer
- WestAfricanFootball.com profile
- Charles Eloundou at National-Football-Teams.com
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