- Stéphane Mbia
Football player infobox
playername = Stéphane Mbia
fullname = Stéphane Mbia Etoundi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|5|20
cityofbirth =Yaoundé
countryofbirth =Cameroon
height = height|meters=1.87
currentclub =rennes
clubnumber= 17
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 2003–2004
2004
youthclubs =Kadji Sports Academy
Stade Rennais B
years = 2004—present
clubs = Stade Rennais
caps(goals) = 78 (4)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Cameroon
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (3)
pcupdate = 17:26, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 03:11, 3 August 2008 (UTC)Stéphane Mbia Etoundi (born
May 20 ,1986 inYaoundé ) is aCameroon ian football player.Kadji Sports Academy
Stéphane was coached at the famous
Kadji Sports Academy inDouala ,Cameroon where fellow Cameroon internationalsSamuel Eto'o ,Carlos Kameni andEric Djemba Djemba began their careers.Rennes
Stéphane currently plays for French club Stade Rennais. Naturally a defensive midfielder, Mbia is also capable of filling in at
right back He emerged into the scene in the 2005-06 season, making a handful of appearances. The imposing Cameroonian scored his first
Ligue 1 goal for the club in November 2006 against championsOlympique Lyonnais . It proved to be the only goal of the match which Rennes won 1-0.International Career
In the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals Mbia had a breakout match against Tunisia. He scored two goals, including the game clincher in the second minute of extra-time, to propel Cameroon to victory.External links
* [http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/Stephane-Mbia.html Stéphane Mbia's profile, stats & pics]
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