Macky Frank Bagnack Mouegni (born 7 June 1995) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kairat.

Club career

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Born in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

, Bagnack came to

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in 2008, through the

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Foundation at the age of 13. He was promoted to the reserves on 3 August 2012. Bagnack made his professional debut on 8 September 2012, replacing Kiko Femenía in the 75th minute of a 1–0 away win against CD Guadalajara in the

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. However, it was his maiden appearance of the campaign. Bagnack profited from

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and

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's departures in 2013–14, appearing in 24 matches. He renewed his link with the

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on 28 January 2014, running until 2017, and scored his first goal on 7 June, netting the second of a 2–1 away win against

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. In the 2014–15 season, Bagnack received eleven yellow cards and one red in a campaign which saw his team relegated to

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, his expulsion coming in a 1–0 loss at

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on 8 November. On 12 January 2016, he rescinded his contract with ''Barça'', and signed for

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shortly after. On 31 August 2016, Bagnack returned to Spain after signing a one-year deal with

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. In 2018, Bagnack signed a contract with the Slovenian Olimpia Ljubljana, where he spent two successful seasons. On 27 July 2020, Bagnack signed a three-year contract with Partizan. In July 2021, the footballer signed a contract with

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in Kazakhstan until December 2023.

International career

After appearing with Cameroon under-20's, Bagnack was named in the senior squad for the

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. On 7 January 2015, he made his debut for Cameroon in a friendly against

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. He came in as a half-time substitute, replacing

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and playing the entire second half. In August 2017, he was part of the Cameroon U23 team playing at the

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held in

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, Azerbaijan.

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