Pierre Romain Owono Ebéde (born 9 February 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a

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. He made one appearance for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Ebéde went to Greece during the 1998 summer transfer window to play for

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. He stayed there until January 2002, when

Chalkidona Chalkidona ( gr, Χαλκηδόνα) is a municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is Koufalia. The town is a hub for trucking traffic around the Thessaloniki area. Municipality The municipality Chalki ...

(a now non-existent team that was later merged with

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) bought him for €46,500. His good performances led

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club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

to acquire him in 2005. Known for his very good reflexes, he quickly became a favorite among the team's fans. During his first season with the Greens, Ebede saw all 30

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

games from the bench, behind starting goalkeeper Croatian

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. His second season was much better, being in the starting line up of Panathinaikos in 22 games. However, Ebéde was dismissed from Panathinaikos on 31 May 2007 and later joined

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

. After his spell in France, he signed a contract with

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

on 4 June 2008. In July 2020, it was reported Ebéde would remain with

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