Jacques Zoua Daogari (born 6 September 1991) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Cotonsport Garoua

On 22 September 2008, he signed a two-year contract with

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Basel

After a successful test game 31 March 2009 he transferred to and signed his contract with

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in Switzerland on his 18th Birthday. Zoua joined Basel's first team for their 2009–10 season under head coach

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. He was first included in the first team squad in November 2009 and played his first game for the club against rivals

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in the

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on 20 November. His first game in a starting position was on 15 March 2010 against

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. He scored his first league goal for the club on 24 March 2010 in the 4–1 home win against FC Zürich. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Zoua won the national

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with Basel and a year later won League Championship title again. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he won his second

, the

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Championship title and the

with the club. In a long season for Basel with a total of 76 games (62 in League, Cup, European Champions League, Europa League and 14 test matches) Zoua had a total of 53 appearances. At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 he won the Championship title and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel. In the

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, Basel advanced as far as the

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, there being matched against the reigning

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holders

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, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate. Between the years 2009 and 2013 Zoua played a total of 177 games for Basel scoring a total of 52 goals. 86 of these games were in the

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, 14 in the

, 28 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 49 were friendly games. He scored 14 goals in the domestic league, seven in the cup, three in the Champions League and the other 28 were scored during the test games.

Hamburger SV

In June 2013, he signed for

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on a three-year contract.

Erciyesspor(loan)

On 29 August 2014, Zoua was loaned to

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club

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Gazélec Ajaccio

In August 2015, Zoua signed for newly promoted Ligue 1 club

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on a three-year deal.

Kaiserslautern

On 12 August 2016, Zoua returned to Germany joining

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on a three-year contract.

Beerschot

On 10 October 2017, Zoua joined

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club Beerschot Wilrijk.

Astra Giurgiu

On 7 September 2018, Zoua signed a three-year contract with

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club Astra Giurgiu.

Viitorul Constanța

On 25 October 2019, Zoua signed a one-year contract with a two-year extension option with

club Viitorul Constanța. On 2 April 2020, Zoua was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.

Later career

After leaving Romania, Zoua returned to Cameroon. In September 2020, he was keeping fit with his former club Coton Sport. Even though it was reported that he had signed with the club in October 2020, it was later confirmed that he had signed with AS Futuro. He left the club by mutual agreement in July 2021. In October 2021, Zoua signed with Libyan club Al-Ahly Tripoli.Zoua joins Al Ahly
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International career

Zoua is also a regular in the

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youth squads. He took part in the

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, where he scored three goals, but Cameroon lost in the

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against Ghana 2–0. He also played in the squad at the

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, but his team finished last in the group C.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

Basel *

: 2009–10,

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, 2011–12, 2012–13 *

: 2009–10, 2011–12 *

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: 2011 Astra Giurgiu *

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runner-up: 2018–19

International

Cameroon *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoua, Jacques Living people 1991 births Men's association football forwards Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Coton Sport FC de Garoua players FC Basel players Hamburger SV players Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Gazélec Ajaccio players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players K Beerschot VA players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Viitorul Constanța players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Liga I players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Zoua Cameroon men's A' international footballers 2020 African Nations Championship players