Jean Efala
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mfou, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Akwa United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Fovu Club Baham | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Coton Sport F.C. | 96 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Akwa United | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011– 2013 | Cameroon U-20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Cameroon | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Jean Efala Komguep (born 11 August 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nigerian Professional Football League club Akwa United[1] and the Cameroon national team. He previously represented the Cameroon U20 national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Efala was born in Mfou. He began his professional playing career in 2010 to Fovu Baham. He was later sold to Coton Sport F.C. for whom he appeared in several matches, including in the CAF Champions League.[3]
In 2018, he joined Nigerian side Akwa United and played seven matches en route to the club's first league title in 2021.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2011 Efala was called up to the Cameroon under-20 national team to take part in the FIFA World Cup Under-20. He received his first international call-up against Tanzania on 6 February 2013 and has since been called up to the senior national team several times.
Honours
[edit]Coton Sport
- Elite One: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Cameroonian Cup: 2014
Akwa United
References
[edit]- ^ "JEAN EFALA". npfl.ng. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Alao, Seyi (5 March 2021). "Akwa United's goalkeeper Jean Efala in Cameroon squad for Afcon qualifiers". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Football Database Profile Retrieved 4 November 2013
- ^ Angu, Lesley (3 August 2021). "Jean Efala wins NPFL title with Akwa United". Kick442.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jean Efala at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1992 births
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- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- Cameroon men's youth international footballers
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Fovu Club players
- Coton Sport FC de Garoua players
- People from Centre Region (Cameroon)
- Cameroonian football biography stubs
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