Léandre Tawamba
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana | ||
Date of birth | 20 December 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Tai | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Eding | |||
Jeunesse Star | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Aigle Royal Menoua | ||
2009–2010 | Union Douala | ||
2011 | Aigle Royal Menoua | ||
2012 | FC Cape Town | ||
2012 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
2013 | Nitra | 14 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Ružomberok | 31 | (13) |
2014 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Zlaté Moravce | 19 | (11) |
2016 | Kairat | 23 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Partizan | 48 | (14) |
2018–2023 | Al-Taawoun | 135 | (65) |
2023–2024 | Al-Okhdood | 29 | (5) |
2024– | Al-Tai | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Cameroon | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 |
Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana (born 20 December 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Al-Tai as a forward.
Early in his career, Tawamba played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder, but was converted into a striker in Europe.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Yaoundé, Tawamba was a regular member of Cameroon's Elite One side Aigle Royal Menoua in the 2007–08 season.[1][2] He later moved to Union Douala, spending there the 2009–10 campaign.[3][4] In 2011, Tawamba returned to his former club Aigle Royal Menoua, captaining the team in the nation's Elite Two.[5]
South Africa and Slovakia
[edit]In early 2012, Tawamba moved abroad to South Africa and joined FC Cape Town.[6] He scored once in the second half of the 2011–12 National First Division.[7] In June 2012, Tawamba traveled to Slovakia and trained with Slovan Bratislava and Ružomberok,[8][9] before returning to South Africa and joining National First Division side Mpumalanga Black Aces. He was ultimately transferred to Slovak club Nitra in early 2013.[10] Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Tawamba scored three times in 14 league appearances.[citation needed]
In June 2013, Tawamba switched to Ružomberok, rejoining his Nitra manager Jozef Vukušič.[11] He netted on his league debut on 14 July, scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Žilina.[12] On 10 August, Tawamba scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Trnava.[13] He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 13 goals in 31 appearances.[citation needed]
Libya
[edit]In July 2014, Tawamba returned to Africa and signed with Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, again following his former manager Jozef Vukušič.[14] He represented the side in the 2014 CAF Champions League exclusively, appearing in two games of the group stage against Tunisia's CS Sfaxien and Espérance.[15]
Return to Slovakia
[edit]In early 2015, Tawamba returned to Slovakia and joined Zlaté Moravce,[16][17] but was unable to play in the 2014–15 season. He scored a goal on his debut for the club on 15 August in a 2–2 home draw with Železiarne Podbrezová.[18] On 19 September, Tawamba netted both his team's goals in a 5–2 away loss to Ružomberok.[19] He subsequently scored a hat-trick to give his side a 3–1 win over Skalica on 21 November.[20]
Kazakhstan
[edit]On 1 April 2016, Tawamba transferred to Kazakh club Kairat.[21] He signed a one-plus-two-year contract and was awarded the number 20 shirt. On 29 May, Tawamba scored a stoppage-time back-heel winner to give his team a 3–2 win over Akzhayik.[22] He subsequently made his debut in UEFA competitions, coming on as a substitute for Gerard Gohou in a 1–0 away win against Teuta Durrës in the first leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round on 30 June. A week later in the return leg, Tawamba scored his team's fourth goal in an eventual 5–0 victory at home. He also netted a brace in a 3–2 away win against Irtysh Pavlodar on 17 July. One day before the league's final fixture, on 28 October, Tawamba terminated his contract with Kairat by mutual agreement.[23] He made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions.
Serbia
[edit]In November 2016, Tawamba moved to Serbia and signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[24] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home league win over Metalac Gornji Milanovac on 8 March 2017.[25] In his first Belgrade derby, Tawamba scored the team's second goal in an eventual 3–1 away win over Red Star Belgrade on 18 April.[26] He eventually finished the season collecting the double.[27]
On 22 July 2017, Tawamba scored a brace in the league's opener versus Mačva Šabac, as Partizan won the game 6–1.[28] He also netted the opening goal in a 1–3 loss to Olympiacos in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 25 July.[29][30] In the return leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Tawamba scored the opener in a 4–0 away win against Videoton on 24 August, thus helping Partizan progress to the group stage.[31] He subsequently found the back of the net in a 2–3 home loss to Dynamo Kyiv in Group B on 28 September.[32] In the fourth game of the group stage, on 2 November, Tawamba scored a goal to give his team a 2–0 home win over Skënderbeu Korçë.[33] He also scored the opener in a 2–1 home win over Young Boys, on 23 November, as Partizan advanced to the knockout stage after 13 years.[34] With 19 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions, Tawamba finished the season as the team's top scorer, helping them win the 2017–18 Serbian Cup.
Saudi Arabia
[edit]In July 2018, Tawamba was transferred to Saudi club Al-Taawoun for a fee of €1.4 million.[35][36] He was the team's top scorer in the 2018–19 season with 27 goals across all competitions.
On 31 August 2023, Tawamba joined Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.[37]
On 28 August 2024, Tawamba joined Al-Tai on a free transfer.[38]
International career
[edit]Tawamba was named in Cameroon's preliminary squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but was later dropped from the final 21-man squad.[39] He was also called up to the Cameroon U23 team in preparation for the 2011 All-Africa Games.[40]
In March 2018, Tawamba received his first call-up to the Cameroon national team for a friendly against Kuwait.[41] He played the full 90 minutes in that match, receiving a yellow card in their 3–1 away victory.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 30 August 2024[42]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Cape Town | 2011–12 | National First Division | — | — | ||||||||
Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2012–13 | National First Division | — | — | ||||||||
Nitra | 2012–13 | Slovak First Football League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Ružomberok | 2013–14 | Slovak First Football League | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 | ||
Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2014 | Libyan Premier League | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Zlaté Moravce | 2015–16 | Slovak First Football League | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 13 | ||
Kairat | 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | |
Partizan | 2016–17 | Serbian Superliga | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2017–18 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13[d] | 6 | — | 51 | 19 | |||
Total | 48 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 70 | 21 | |||
Al-Taawoun | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 28 | 21 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 27 | ||
2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 16 | |||
2021–22 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6[e] | 3 | — | 38 | 23 | |||
2022–23 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||||
2023–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 135 | 65 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 81 | ||
Al-Okhdood | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
Career total | 299 | 115 | 33 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 142 |
- ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Serbian Cup, King Cup
- ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of 21 March 2022[43]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Partizan[42]
Al-Taawoun[42]
Individual
- Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: November 2018,[44] January 2021[45]
- King's Cup Top goalscorer: 2020–21
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External links
[edit]- Léandre Tawamba – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yaoundé
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- Cameroon men's youth international footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Aigle Royal Menoua players
- Union Douala players
- F.C. Cape Town players
- Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players
- FC Nitra players
- MFK Ružomberok players
- Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) players
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players
- FC Kairat players
- FK Partizan players
- Al Taawoun FC players
- Al-Okhdood Club players
- Al-Tai FC players
- Elite One players
- National First Division players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Libyan Premier League players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Libya
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia