Juan Pablo Mbela

Juan Pablo Mbela
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Mbela Roku
Date of birth	5 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker, left winger
Youth career
1998–2000	RC Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2005	ASM Vénissieux
2005–2006	SR Colmar
2006–2007	Gap HAFC
2007–2008	Rhône-Crussol
2009	Saint-Priest
2010	Ain Sud
2010–2011	Le Puy Foot
2011	Saint-Priest
2012	CO Saint-Pierre
International career
2008–2010	Equatorial Guinea
2011	Equatorial Guinea B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Pablo Mbela Roku (born 5 August 1982) is a former Equatoguinean football striker. His last club was CO Saint-Pierre in the second division of Réunion.^[1]

Biography

Mbela was born in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Being baby, he has emigrated with his family to France. There he began his career as footballer.

Mbela has been formed as footballer in RC Strasbourg. Then, between 2000 and 2008, he has been in French clubs of minor relevancy: ASM Vénissieux, SR Colmar, Gap HAFC and Rhône-Crussol.

In January 2009, Mbela tried in the Italian Third Division side Crotone, but returned to France the following month.

Discovered and called by Vicente Engonga, Mbela played for Equatorial Guinea national team in two World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches, against Sierra Leone (in Freetown, Sierra Leone) and South Africa (in Malabo). In 2009 also in a friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire and in August 2010 against Morocco.

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