Robert Ndip Tambe (born 22 February 1994 in

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) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Jinan Xingzhou.

Club career

Tambe is from the English-speaking part of

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

and started his career there as well, at

Njala Quan Sports Academy Njalla Quan Sports Academy, or NQSA, is a football club in Cameroon. The academy was founded by Mr. Henry Njalla Quan on 15 September 2000. They currently play in the top-flight football league of Cameroon ( MTN Elite One The Championnat du C ...

in Limbe.

Spartak Trnava

In January 2016, Tambe signed a two-year contract with the Slovak side

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. He made his professional debut for Trnava against

Michalovce Michalovce (; hu, Nagymihály, german: Großmichel, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish: ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; uk, Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Micha ...

on 27 February 2016.

Adana Demirspor

On 31 July 2017, Tambe joined Turkish club

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CFR Cluj & Sheriff Tiraspol loan

On 4 July 2018, it was announced that Tambe signed a deal with Romanian defending champions

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. He scored two goals in ten appearances all competitions comprised in the first half of the season, before agreeing to a

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-long loan with Moldovan side

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on 24 January 2019. On 30 January 2020, Tambe was released by

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic

On 29 February 2020, Tambe joined

side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.

Jinan Xingzhou

On 21 April 2023, Tambe joined newly promoted China League One side Jinan Xingzhou.

International career

Tambe made his senior debut for the

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in a 2–0 win over

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for

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj *

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: 2018–19 * Supercupa României:

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International

Cameroon * Africa Cup of Nations:

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References

External links

Spartak Trnava official profile
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* * 1994 births Living people People from Buea Cameroonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards LZS Piotrówka players Slovak First Football League players FC Spartak Trnava players TFF First League players Adana Demirspor footballers Liga I players CFR Cluj players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Cameroon men's international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in China Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub