Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stéphane Mbia Etoundi | ||
Date of birth | May 20, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back Defensive Midfielder |
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Club information | |||
Current club | Marseille | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Kadji Sports Academy | ||
2004 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2004–2009 | Rennes | 105 | (4) |
2009– | Marseille | 53 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2005– | Cameroon | 36 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7:20, 12 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Stéphane Mbia Etoundi (born May 20, 1986 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football player who plays for French League 1 club Olympique Marseille.
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Career
Stéphane began his playing career at the famous Kadji Sports Academy in Douala, Cameroon where fellow Cameroon internationals Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Kameni and Eric Djemba Djemba played. In 2004 he moved to France, to join Stade Rennais.
Mbia emerged into the Rennes first team in the 2005–06 season, making a handful of appearances. The Cameroonian scored his first Ligue 1 goal for the club in November 2006 against champions Olympique Lyonnais.
On 18 April 2007, Mbia was racially abused by Lyon striker Milan Baroš which led Baroš a 3 match ban by implying that M'Bia smelt after Baroš was found guilty the gesture, but found not guilty of racism.[1][2]
On 14 July 2009, M'Bia completed his £10.4 million move to Marseille from Rennes. He participated in winning the French Ligue 1, being replaced at mid-season in a centre back position, along with his team mate Souleymane Diawara. His repositioning as a center back was a success and he played the rest of the season in this position, where he was considered to be one of the best performers in Didier Deschamps' squad.
International career
Mbia played international football at junior level for Cameroon. He was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, where his side were eliminated in the group stage.[3]
He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2005. He was part of the squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, where Mbia scored twice against Tunisia in the quarterfinal.
Mbia was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2008 Olympics in China, playing in all four of his teams matches, and scoring once against Honduras.[4]
Playing career
Season | Club | Country | League | European Competition | ||||||
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Division | Matches | Goals | Cards | Type | Matches | Goals | ||||
2000–2004 | Kadji Sports Academy | Cameroon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2004–2005 | Stade Rennais | France | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
2005–2006 | Stade Rennais | France | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | UEFA Cup | 3 | 0 |
2006–2007 | Stade Rennais | France | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
2007–2008 | Stade Rennais | France | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 |
2008–2009 | Stade Rennais | France | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 |
Personal life
Stéphane is the older brother of Swiss based footballer Franck Etoundi and he holds a French passport.[5]
References
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | African | Baros in racism row over Mbia. BBC News (2007-04-20). Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | African | Baros banned for Mbia incident. BBC News (2007-05-04). Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
- ^ Mbia: The place to be. Fifa.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
- ^ Stéphane Mbia – FIFA competition record
- ^ Playerhistory Profile. Playerhistory.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
External links
- Stéphane Mbia's profile, stats & pics
- Stéphane Mbia career stats at Soccerbase
- ESPN Profile
- Transfermarkt
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