Roudolphe Douala
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roudolphe Douala M'bela | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Saint-Étienne | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Saint-Étienne B | 47 | (9) |
1998–2004 | Boavista | 40 | (6) |
2000–2001 | → Aves (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2001–2002 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2002–2004 | → União Leiria (loan) | 66 | (15) |
2004–2007 |
Sporting CP | 47 | (5) |
2006–2007 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | (0) |
2008–2009 |
Asteras Tripoli | 12 | (0) |
2009 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Lierse | 11 | (2) |
Total | 303 | (45) | |
International career | |||
2004–2009 | Cameroon | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roudolphe Douala M'bela (born 25 September 1978), known as Douala, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer.[1]
Mainly a
Douala appeared for the Cameroon national team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
Club career
Douala was born in Douala. He holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.[2]
He started his professional career at AS Saint-Étienne but did not make any Ligue 2 appearances for the French club, moving to Portugal when he was 20 and signing with Boavista FC.
After two loans, at
Speculation during the 2007 winter window had linked Douala with a move away from the club, with the player reportedly frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities at Fratton Park.[6] A transfer never materialized, however, and he revealed that "On the last day of the transfer window two clubs were calling me all day, but I said 'I want to stay'".[7]
Douala returned to Sporting when his loan ended and, on 14 July 2007, rejoined old club Saint-Étienne for an undisclosed fee.
On 15 March 2010, 31-year-old Douala moved teams and countries again, signing with Belgium's Lierse SK,[12] and the club returned to the Pro League at the season's end, with the player contributing with one goal.
International career
Douala earned 17 caps for Cameroon, during five years. He participated at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, helping the national team reach the quarter-final stage.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2005 | Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Egypt | 1–1
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2006 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Sporting
Individual
- Primeira Liga: Player of the Month March 2004
References
- ^ «Jogar no Sporting foi mais difícil do que ser educador de infância» maisfutebol.iol.pt
- ^ https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=rudolph-douala
- ^ Douala joins Sporting; UEFA.com, 11 July 2004
- ^ Middlesbrough 2–3 Sporting; BBC Sport, 10 March 2005
- ^ Douala becomes Redknapp's 10th summer signing; The Guardian, 31 August 2006
- ^ Douala looks to end Pompey loan; BBC Sport, 8 January 2007
- ^ Douala out to prove himself in Premier; The News, 12 June 2007
- ^ St-Étienne make double swoop; UEFA.com, 13 July 2007
- ^ Douala quitte l'ASSE (Douala leaves ASSE) Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine; L'Équipe, 1 July 2008 (in French)
- ^ Douala signs Archived 24 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Plymouth Argyle, 21 March 2009
- ^ Plymouth 4–0 Coventry; Daily Mirror, 12 April 2009
- ^ Twee nieuwe spelers en gesprekken over contractverlengingen (Two new players in contract negotiations); Lierse SK, 15 March 2010 (in Dutch)
External links
- Roudolphe Douala at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Roudolphe Douala at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Roudolphe Douala at Soccerbase
- Roudolphe Douala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roudolphe Douala – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Biography at Anciens Verts (in French)
- Roudolphe Douala at Soccerway