Marc Mboua (born 26 February 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Mboua, like so many other children, started to learn football on the streets of his home city, Cameroonian capital

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 ...

. In 1999, along with another 300 boys Mboua took part in trials at local club Elpida de Yaoundé. He stayed there, as part of their academy, for two years, before moving to

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, where he spent only one season. In 2002 Mboua signed for Mali-based

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and began his senior career. In the 2003–04 season Mboua scored 13 times in 26 games, earning him a close-season move to

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in 2004.

In 2006, he followed the path of many African footballers to France, where he joined SC Feignies in the CFA2 division. Here he stayed for only one season before moving to the Netherlands, to join

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side

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. His form for Cambuur, where he scored 11 times in 31 games, earned him a place in the

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squad for the 2008 Olympics in

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, where he made two appearances.

Personal life

During his time in Egypt, Mboua met a French woman, Sophie, whom he married. They now have a daughter together, Mélissa. On 18 April 2007, a DJ by the name of "DJ Sergio" released a track entitled "Buldo" – Mboua's nickname, a song that is a tribute to Mboua, his family and concerns the obstacles in his career.

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