Paul-Hervé Essola Tchamba (born 13 December 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. He signed for
FC Arsenal Kyiv
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in June 2007. Essola had previously arrived in Ukraine six months previously to play for
FC Stal Alchevsk
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, having been released by French club
SC Bastia
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. In January 2008, he was named in the Cameroon squad for the
2008 African Cup of Nations
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Information about Paul Essola
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1981 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
Cameroonian footballers
Cameroon international footballers
Cameroonian expatriate footballers
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
SC Bastia players
US Créteil-Lusitanos players
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
China League One players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Expatriate footballers in China
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
FC Stal Alchevsk players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
Beijing Sport University F.C. players
FC Dnipro players