Robert Ndip Tambe (born 22 February 1994 in
Buea
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) is a Cameroonian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
China League One
The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of ...
club
Jinan Xingzhou.
Club career
Tambe is from the English-speaking part of
Cameroon
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and started his career there as well, at
Njala Quan Sports Academy
Njalla Quan Sports Academy, or NQSA, is a football club in Cameroon. The academy was founded by Mr. Henry Njalla Quan on 15 September 2000.
They currently play in the top-flight football league of Cameroon ( MTN Elite One
The Championnat du C ...
in
Limbe.
Spartak Trnava
In January 2016, Tambe signed a two-year contract with the Slovak side
Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, an ...
. He made his professional debut for Trnava against
Michalovce
Michalovce (; hu, Nagymihály, german: Großmichel, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish: ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; uk, Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Micha ...
on 27 February 2016.
Adana Demirspor
On 31 July 2017, Tambe joined Turkish club
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
.
CFR Cluj & Sheriff Tiraspol loan
On 4 July 2018, it was announced that Tambe signed a deal with Romanian defending champions
CFR Cluj
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. He scored two goals in ten appearances all competitions comprised in the first half of the season, before agreeing to a
year
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-long loan with Moldovan side
Sheriff Tiraspol
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on 24 January 2019. On 30 January 2020, Tambe was released by
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'', whe ...
.
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
On 29 February 2020, Tambe joined
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.
Jinan Xingzhou
On 21 April 2023, Tambe joined newly promoted China League One side
Jinan Xingzhou.
International career
Tambe made his senior debut for the
Cameroon national football team
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in a 2–0 win over
The Gambia
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for
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
CFR Cluj
*
Liga I
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:
2018–19
*
Supercupa României:
2018
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International
Cameroon
*
Africa Cup of Nations:
2017
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References
External links
Spartak Trnava official profile
*Robert Ndip Tambe a
Futbalnet.sk
*
*
1994 births
Living people
People from Buea
Cameroonian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
LZS Piotrówka players
Slovak First Football League players
FC Spartak Trnava players
TFF First League players
Adana Demirspor footballers
Liga I players
CFR Cluj players
Moldovan Super Liga players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Cameroon men's international footballers
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China
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