Stéphane N'Guéma (born 20 November 1984) is a former Gabonese

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player, who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in Gabon, N'Guéma made his senior debut for

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in the

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season, after plying his trade for Rennes' reserve side, making a singular appearance in the 2000–01 season. In the 2005–06 season, he was loaned to

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side FC Lorient. His contributions in that season helped Lorient to make a return to the top flight after a long spell in the lower leagues. In the 2006–07 season, N'Guéma returned to Rennes, solely playing for their reserve side in the fourth tier, making 15 league appearances. In 2007, N'Guéma signed for Istres, scoring eight goals in 33 appearances in the Championnat National. The following year, Paris FC signed N'Guéma, before releasing him in February 2009. N'Guéma proceeded to see out the rest of the 2008–09 season with Moldovan club Olimpia Bălţi. Following the culmination of the

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, N'Guéma signed for

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, scoring twice in 13 appearances in the second half of the

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season. In July 2010, N'Guéma signed for Paris Saint-Germain II, making 19 league appearances, scoring six times. In 2011, N'Guéma returned to his native Gabon, signing for US Bitam. N'Guéma's seven league goals in 11 appearances helped Bitam finish second in the Gabon Championnat National D1. The following year, N'Guéma signed for

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, playing for the club for two seasons. In 2015, after a brief spell at O'MbiliaNzami, N'Guéma signed for FC 105 Libreville, spending three seasons at the club before retiring in 2018.

International career

On 15 November 2003, N'Guéma made his debut for Gabon, scoring twice in a World Cup qualification tie against

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. N'Guéma was included in the Gabonese squads for both the 2010 and

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, scoring against Niger in the latter tournament.

International goals

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

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, N'Guéma stepped into the role of secretary-general at the Gabonese players' union. In November 2021, N'Guéma and four other former Gabonese internationals were arrested "for protesting over the continued cancellation of the domestic leagues". N'Guéma subsequently stepped down as secretary-general.

References

External links

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