Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka (born 20 February 1978) is a Cameroonian

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manager and former player who manages Val d'Europe FC. He mainly played as a

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, but throughout his career he also played as a

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, more noticeably during his first spell at Iraklis. He was born in Matomb, Cameroon and played youth football in Cameroonian club

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, the team for which he made his senior debut. After his spell in Cameroon, in 1998, he moved to Greece where he played football for several clubs including Ethnikos,

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

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and Iraklis in a time span of nine and a half years. Subsequently, in January 2007, he moved to

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where he played for three and a half years. After a brief stay at Azerbaijani club

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, in January 2011 he returned to Greece to have a second spell at Iraklis. Epalle was Iraklis' top-scorer for the 2005–06 season. Started at the end of March 2012, he made his first appearance and play for

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alongside his fellow Cameroon friend, Guy Bwele. Epalle won 31 caps for

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. He was a member of the

side that won the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics football tournament. Epalle was also a member of the Cameroon squad that won the

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Club career

Early career

He began his career in his local team called

Ethnikos

Epalle signed for

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club Ethnikos in December 1997. Until the end of the season Epalle played in 16 matches for the club of

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. In his second season for the club, Epalle continued appearing regularly, totalling 23 matches, not managing to help his club avoid relegation. In the

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Epalle managed to score his first goal for Ethnikos, in a match against

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. He managed to score two more, before leaving the club during the winter transfer window for

Panachaiki

During the winter transfer window of the 1999-00 season Epalle signed for

. He signed a two-year contract on a free transfer, on 26 January 2000, after gaining his freedom from Ethnikos, due to the club's debt to him. Epalle debuted for Panachaiki on 29 January 2000, in a 0–2 home win against

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. In his first season in

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Epalle featured in 15 league matches and scored two goals. Epalle played for Panachaiki for almost two years and totalled three goals out of 44 appearances.

Aris

Epalle left them for Aris Saloniki.

Panathinaikos

After being released from Aris, Epalle signed a four-year contract for Greek club

in July 2003, stating his ambition to win trophies for Panathinaikos. Epalle made his debut for Panathinaikos in the first round of the 2003–04 season, as he was in the starting lineup in Panathinaikos' 1–0 home win against

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. He scored his first goal for Panathinaikos in a 6–3 home win against

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for the fifteenth round of the 2003–04 season. Until the end of the season Epalle appeared in 15 league matches scoring one goal. He also played his first match in a

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as he came in at halftime of a 5–0 away defeat against

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. In the next season Epalle did not get any chances in the league, and he only appeared in two Champions League matches. On 7 January 2005, Epalle was released by

, to empty a foreign player's spot, so the club would be able to sign Brazilian defensive

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Anderson de Lima Freitas.

Iraklis

Briefly after his release Iraklis decided to sign him.

VfL Bochum

In January 2007, Epalle signed a three and a half years contract with

. The transfer fee was 600,000 €. Epalle debuted for

in a home match against

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. He played in the whole match but

managed to win the match by 0–1 in a close encounter. In the next match Epalle was once again a starter and he helped

to get an away 0–0 draw from German giants FC Bayern. Epalle's first major contribution to the team came in a match against

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. He dribbled in the centre of the field before passing the ball towards Gekas to help him score the second goal of their team in what was meant to be a 1–3 away win for

. In the match Epalle scored his first goal for

. A corner was taken by his teammate Misimović an

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defender poorly cleared the ball and Epalle took advantage of the loose ball to score his team's second goal, in a match that finished 2–2. Epalle continued showing his scoring abilities, as he send the ball to settle in the net of

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, during a count-attack of his team, to make the score 2–0, that was also the final score of the match. He also proved himself to be highly effective in front of the goal in an away match against

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by scoring twice. His first goal was a powerful effort from just outside the area in the 58th minute of the match and second was scored in the 69th minute after an assist by Gekas. In his first season for

Epalle played in all of 17 VfL's

matches for the second round of the 2006–07 club's campaign (all as a starter), scored four goals and handed three assists to his teammates. In the opening stages of the 2008–09 season Epalle was forced to miss several matches due to a toe injury. He was able to make his come back, in a 0–0 home draw against

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, after replacing the injured

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in the 42nd minute. On 11 June 2010,

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announced that the contract of Epalle would not be extended beyond its original expiry date on 30 June 2010. During his spell at

he became a firm favorite amongst his teammates and the club's fans due to his hard-working style of play and the trademark back-flip celebration of his goals.

FK Baku

In the summer of 2010, Epalle signed a contract with

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, to meet again with

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, his former manager for the Indomitable Lions. His first game for

was on 15 July, for the Second Qualifying Round of

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, against Budućnost of

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. Epalle was suspended for that match, as he was sent off in an Iraklis' match four years ago against

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, and due to this Budućnost gained a 3–0 default win, in a match they had originally lost 2–1. Epalle was handed a further two-match suspension. He made his league debut for his new club on 22 August in a 2–1 home win against Gabala. He was substituted in the 83rd minute of the match for

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. The next match he featured, was a 1–1 home draw against

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on 12 September. In November his agent stated that Epalle was not happy with the lifestyle of

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and with the situation in Azerbaijani football. The main reasons for that reaction was the low attendance of Azerbaijani Premier League and the fact that he could do nothing besides training and staying in his hotel room. His agent also declared Epalle's desire to return in the

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for Iraklis. He played again on 13 November coming in as a substitute for

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in the 78th minute, in a match that

won 2–0. In the next match against

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he came in as an 84th-minute substitute, and he managed to score a goal in the 88th minute, his first and only goal for

. In his short spell for

Epalle totally played in ten matches and scored one goal.

Iraklis

On 18 January 2011, Epalle signed a two and a half-year contract with Iraklis. He made his first appearance, in his second spell for the club, in a 0–0 home draw against

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, as he came in, to replace Javier Robles, in the 55th minute of the match.

Sarawak FA

On 2 April 2012, Epalle officially signed with

. On 24 March 2012, he made his first appearance with Sarawak FA against

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in a friendly match at State Stadium, Kuching. The match ended with draw 1–1. Epalle scored the equalizer. His official league debut, in the game against

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on 7 April 2012, saw Epalle fouled and he received a free-kick in the 18th minute which led to a goal by Guy Bwele in the 1–1 draw. His first goal for Sarawak was scored against

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, an equaliser in a 1–1 draw on 4 May 2012.

International career

Epalle was capped with

and was a participant at the

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and at the

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. So far, he gained 31 caps with

and scored two goals. His first ever cap for

was on 26 November 1995, in a match against

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for ''Bellier Africa Tournament''. His debut was made while aged 17 years and 283, making him the tenth youngest player to gain a full cap for

at that time (16th nowadays).

2000 Summer Olympics football tournament

Epalle played in the opening match of

, coming in as a substitute in the 78th minute for

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, in a match that his team won by a 3–2 scoreline. He started the next match against

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, a 1–1 draw, but he was substituted by Daniel Kome in the 65th minute, just after the United States team scored its goal. He was benched in the two next matches, a 1–1 draw against the

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. The situation did not change in the quarter final match against

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, a match that

won 2–1 after extra time. He featured again in the semi-final, a 1–2 win over

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, as he came in to replace Modeste Mbami in the 65th minute. In the final, against

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he came in as a substitute in the 91st minute to replace

for the extra-time. The score was 2–2 after extra-time and

finally won 5–3 in the penalty shoot-out to be named Olympic Gold Medallists.

2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Epalle was a starter in the opening match of the tournament for The Indomitable Lions,a 4–2 loss against defending champions

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. He was an unused substitute in Cameroon's 5–1 win against

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, but he reappeared in the final match of the group stage, a 3–0 win against

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. In the quarter final against

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he came in as a substitute in the 62nd minute for Emana to help his team win the match, as he assisted

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, with a flick-on, to score the match decider in extra time. In the semi final, Epalle came in for Idrissou in the start of second half to help his team advance to the final. In the final Epalle was at the starting eleven, but he was substituted, in the 65th minute by M'bami, in a match that saw

getting crowned

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champions for a sixth time.

Coaching career

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Epalle was appointed manager of French Regional club Val d'Europe FC. In September 2018 it was confirmed, that Epalle beside his manager position at Val d'Europe FC, also had been appointed the assistant manager of

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under newly appointed manager

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alongside

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and

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Personal life

Epalle is married to Mari, with whom he has two daughters Marilyn and Zonti, both born in Greece and a son born in

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. He is also a cousin of his fellow

ian international

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Honours

Panathinaikos *

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: 2003–04 *

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: 2003–04 Aris *

: runner-up 2002–03 Cameroon *

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; runner-up

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: runner-up

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References

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