Mba Ernest Tchoupe Ndefotsing (born 22 November 1987) is a Cameroonian

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Career

He began his career with

Les Astres FC Les Astres FC de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala. It is a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Honours * Cameroon Première Division: :Runners-up: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013 * Cameroon Cup: :Runne ...

in Cameroon. He signed with Coton Sport in 2006, where he won a championship in his debut season. The signing came with some controversy as he signed with the team while still under contract with Les Astres FC. Consequently, he was suspended for a year due to the improper signing procedure. In 2008, he left his native Cameroon and moved to Colombia in Bogota as well as its inner suburbs, where he played for five years. He played three seasons in

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, the second division of Colombian soccer, seeing time in 2008 with

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, in 2009 with

Alianza Petrolera Alianza Petrolera is a Colombian professional football team based in Barrancabermeja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded in 1991 and played in the Categoría Primera B until 2012. They play their home games at ...

and in 2010 with

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. Ernest joined

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of the

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in 2012. He made his debut on 5 May against the Atlanta Silverbacks as a substitute in the 22nd minute, scoring a goal two minutes later in the 24th minute. He returned to the team for the 2013 season. In 2016, he joined

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in the amateur

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. In 2017, he joined

CS St-Hubert CS St-Hubert is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Saint-Hubert, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. History The club was originally formed in 1980. Prior to joining the PLSQ, the club played in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Queb ...

of the

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. The following year, he moved to another PLSQ club,

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. He was named one of the Players of the Week in the third week of the 2018 season. In 2021, he played two matches with

CS Longueuil Club Soccer Longueuil is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Longueuil, Quebec. Since 2014, the club has competed in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. History The club was originally founded in 1970. In 2014, the club joine ...

's reserve side in the PLSQ reserve division.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tchoupe, Ernest 1987 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Les Astres FC players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Alianza Petrolera F.C. players Tigres F.C. footballers Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Ligue1 Québec players Men's association football defenders CS St-Hubert players CS Longueuil players FC Laval players