Ernest Mabouka (born 16 June 1988) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Hapoel Nof HaGalil.

Club career

Žilina

Mabouka made his debut for

MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina () is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that is playing in the Slovak Superliga. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most ...

against Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš in the 2nd leg of the 2010–11 Slovakian Cup quarterfinals.

Maccabi Haifa

Mabouka signed for

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on 9 July 2017. On 4 November 2019, he scored his first goal for Maccabi Haifa, the winning goal in the 92nd minute in a 2–1 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. On 30 May 2021, he won the

championship. Mabouka became a

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after Maccabi Haifa chose to not renew his contract at the end of the season.

International career

Mabouka was called up to the Cameroon national team for the

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. He made his debut in a pre-tournament friendly win 2–0 against the DR Congo on 5 January 2017.

Honours

MŠK Žilina *

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: 2016–17 Maccabi Haifa *

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Cameroon * Africa Cup of Nations:

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References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile
* 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Douala Cameroonian footballers MŠK Žilina players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Slovak Super Liga players Israeli Premier League players Cameroon international footballers Cameroonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Israel Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Africa Cup of Nations-winning players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Association football fullbacks {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub