Franck_Etoundi
Franck Etoundi
Cameroonian footballer
Franck M'bia Etoundi (born 30 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker.[1] At international level, he made eleven appearances for the Cameroon national team scoring once.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franck M'bia Etoundi | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Dragons Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Ouragan FC | 14 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC Bienne (loan) | 26 | (12) |
| 2011–2013 | St. Gallen | 46 | (12) |
| 2013–2016 | Zürich | 74 | (18) |
| 2016–2018 | Kasımpaşa | 15 | (1) |
| 2018 | Boluspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sochaux | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Slaven Belupo | 26 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Vitré | 13 | (5) |
| 2022 | UN Käerjéng 97 | 10 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Cameroon | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:52, 15 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Douala, Etoundi began his career 2004 with Dragons Yaoundé[2] and joined 2009 to Ouragan FC de Biyem Assi.[3]
In September 2009, Etoundi left his club Ouragan FC to sign his first professional contract in Europe for Neuchâtel Xamax, earning his first professional cap in the Swiss Super League on 14 February 2010 against FC Basel. On 27 April 2010, Neuchâtel Xamax confirmed his expiring contract would not renewed and he could leave the club.[4]
On 17 May 2010, he began a trial with the Swiss club FC Biel-Bienne[5] and signed a contract with the Swiss Challenge League team three days later.[6]
In 2011–2012 Etoundi signed a new contract with FC St. Gallen until 2013 with an option for an additional year.[7]
After 2+1⁄2 years in Turkey, he left Boluspor in December 2018 and signed a six-month contract in January 2019 with Sochaux in France.[8]
Following the expiration of his contract with Sochaux, Etoundi was a free player, until he signed on 10 December 2019 with the Croatian side Slaven Belupo.[9]
Franck is the younger brother of Stéphane Mbia.[10]
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 January 2015 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde, Cameroon |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
St. Gallen
FC Zürich
- Franck Etoundi at Soccerway
- "Gilles Augustin Binya : "Il nous reste deux finales..." - Camfoot.com". Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- "17.05.10 - Zwei Abgänge und drei Zuzüge: FC Biel/Bienne – offizielle Website, site Web officiel". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- "Franck Etoundi wechselt zum FC St.Gallen". fussball.ch. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- "Communiqué : Franck Etoundi nouvel attaquant du FCSM". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Franck Etoundi novi je igrač Slaven Belupa at NK Slaven Belupo official site
- "Franck Etoundi, vainqueur de la coupe de Suisse" (in French). Lion Indomptable. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- Franck Etoundi at Soccerway
- Franck Etoundi at National-Football-Teams.com
  | This biographical article related to association football in Cameroon, about a forward, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |