Franck M'bia Etoundi (born 30 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a striker. At international level, he made eleven appearances for the Cameroon national team scoring once.

Career

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the com ...

, Etoundi began his career 2004 with Dragons Yaoundé and joined 2009 to Ouragan FC de Biyem Assi. In September 2009, Etoundi left his club Ouragan FC to sign his first professional contract in Europe for

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, earning his first professional cap in the Swiss Super League on 14 February 2010 against

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. On 27 April 2010, Neuchâtel Xamax confirmed his expiring contract would not renewed and he could leave the club. On 17 May 2010, he began a trial with the Swiss club

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and signed a contract with the Swiss Challenge League team three days later. In 2011–2012 Etoundi signed a new contract with

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until 2013 with an option for an additional year. After years in Turkey, he left

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in France. Following the expiration of his contract with

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, Etoundi was a free player, until he signed on 10 December 2019 with the Croatian side Slaven Belupo.

Personal life

Franck is the younger brother of

Stéphane Mbia Stéphane Mbia Etoundi (born 20 May 1986) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender. He played 179 games and scored nine goals in Ligue 1 over nine seasons playing for Rennes, Marseille and Toul ...

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.''

Honours

St. Gallen * Swiss Challenge League: 2011–12 FC Zürich * Swiss Cup: 2013–14

References

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* * Living people 1990 births Cameroonian men's footballers Footballers from Douala Men's association football forwards Cameroon men's international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Süper Lig players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Croatian Football League players Luxembourg National Division players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players FC Biel-Bienne players FC St. Gallen players FC Zürich players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Boluspor footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players NK Slaven Belupo players AS Vitré players UN Käerjéng 97 players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub