Joël Epalle

Football player infobox
playername = Joël Epalle


fullname = Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka
nickname =
height = Height|m=1.75
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|2|20
cityofbirth = Matomb [ [http://www.vfl-bochum.de/kickit/article.class.php?article_command=preview&pageid=76&&type=NEWS:DETAIL:4022&lang=de Elf Dinge über: Joel Epalle] ]
countryofbirth = Cameroon
currentclub = VfL Bochum
clubnumber = 10
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1996-1997
youthclubs = Union Douala
years = 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-
clubs = Ethnikos Piraeus
Panachaiki
Aris Thessaloniki
Panathinaikos FC
Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.
VfL Bochum
caps(goals) = 53 0(3)
44 0(3)
36 0(1)
15 0(1)
57 (21)
43 0(9)
nationalyears = ?
nationalteam = Cameroon
nationalcaps(goals) = 21 (2)
pcupdate = May 18, 2008
ntupdate = August 3, 2008

Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka (born February 20, 1978) is a Cameroonian football player. He begun his career in his local team called Union Douala. Soon after, he was brought to Greece to play for Ethnikos Piraeus and in 2001/2002 he was transferred to Panachaiki. That was a disastrous season for Panachaiki (including a 8-0 loss against Panathinaikos FC), with Joel leaving them for Aris Salonika. In 2004 he signed for Greek giants Panathinaikos FC. He missed the chance to be a first team player, although he played a few great matches, including a Panathinaikos FC 3-1 win against Rangers FC in Glasgow, where Epalle showed his potential ability but this match was not enough and in 2005 he left the club. Iraklis Salonika decided to buy him, and in January 2007 VfL Bochum bought him for 450,000 € and a 3 year deal.

He is capped with Cameroon and was a participant at the 2000 Olympic Games and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is a cousin of his fellow Cameroonian international Timothée Atouba. [ [http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2007/01/11/667152.html Cottbus setzt auf Bayern-Rasen, Bochum auf Atoubas Cousin] ]

Honours

Panathinaikos
*Greek Championship: 2003/2004
*Greek Cup: 2003/2004

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/cameroon/squad/newsid_1935000/1935502.stm BBC: World Cup 2002]

Links

[http://www.epalle.gr/ Epalle.gr] Official Site