Marc Mboua (born 26 February 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Career
Mboua, like so many other children, started to learn football on the streets of his home city, Cameroonian capital
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
. In 1999, along with another 300 boys Mboua took part in trials at local club Elpida de Yaoundé. He stayed there, as part of their academy, for two years, before moving to
Racing FC Bafoussam
Racing Club de Bafoussam is a Cameroonian football club based in Bafoussam. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Bamendzi, a multi-use stadium in Bafoussam. The stadium holds 5,000 pe ...
, where he spent only one season.
In 2002 Mboua signed for Mali-based
AS Real Bamako
Association Sportive du Real Bamako, commonly referred to as Real Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the Malian Première Division the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Modibo Keïta.
Among ...
and began his senior career. In the 2003–04 season Mboua scored 13 times in 26 games, earning him a close-season move to
Zamalek
Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east ...
in 2004.
In 2006, he followed the path of many African footballers to France, where he joined
SC Feignies in the
CFA2 division. Here he stayed for only one season before moving to the Netherlands, to join
Eerste Divisie
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side
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
.
His form for Cambuur, where he scored 11 times in 31 games, earned him a place in the
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
squad for the
2008 Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he made two appearances.
Personal life
During his time in Egypt, Mboua met a French woman, Sophie, whom he married. They now have a daughter together, Mélissa. On 18 April 2007, a DJ by the name of "DJ Sergio" released a track entitled "Buldo" – Mboua's nickname, a song that is a tribute to Mboua, his family and concerns the obstacles in his career.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Cameroonian footballers
Footballers from Yaoundé
Association football midfielders
Cameroon international footballers
Egyptian Premier League players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Eerste Divisie players
AS Real Bamako players
Zamalek SC players
Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players
SC Cambuur players
Fortuna Sittard players
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players
Smouha SC players
Telephonat Beni Suef SC players
Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi) players
El Entag El Harby SC players
Toulouse Rodéo FC players
FC Aurillac Arpajon Cantal Auvergne players
AS Muret players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Cameroon
Cameroonian expatriate footballers
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate footballers in Egypt
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
Expatriate footballers in Libya