Lionel Abate Etoundi

Lionel Abate Etoundi (born 25 September 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

Lionel Etoundi
Personal information
Full name Lionel Abate Etoundi
Date of birth (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Podbeskidzie
Number 79
Youth career
AS Fortuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 AS Fortuna
2019Real Monarchs (loan) 9 (1)
2020 OFK Žarkovo 0 (0)
2020–2022 Coton Sport
2022 Kuźnia Ustroń (11)
2022– Podbeskidzie 1 (0)
2023 → Wisła Sandomierz (loan) 15 (10)
International career
2015 Cameroon U17
Cameroon U20
Cameroon U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2020

Club career

He started his career at local Cameroonian side AS Fortuna, from where he made a loan move to the United States joining Real Monarchs.[1] Etoundi made 9 appearances and scored once for the team in the 2019 USL Championship season.[2] He was part of the championship winning team.[3]

On 18 January 2022, he joined Polish fifth division club Kuźnia Ustroń.[4] In July 2022, Etoundi moved to I liga side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, initially to play for their reserve team.[5] On 30 August 2022, he was registered to play in I liga and made his debut for the senior team, scoring once in a 2–1 Polish Cup away loss against Lechia Zielona Góra.[6][7]

On 17 February 2023, he was loaned to fourth division club Wisła Sandomierz until the end of the season.[8]

International career

Etoundi had been regular in Cameroonian youth squads since 2015, having started then with the U17 level, followed by U20, before joining the U23 squad where it has made greatest impact, especially during 2018.[9]

Honours

Real Monarchs

References

  1. Lionel Etoundi at zerozero.pt
  2. Lionel Etoundi at worlfootball.net, retrieved 27-2-2020
  3. "Cameroon – L. Etoundi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Kameruńczyk na pokładzie". sportowebeskidy.pl (in Polish). 18 January 2022.
  5. "Podbeskidzie. Abate do ataku". sportdziennik.com (in Polish). 21 July 2022.
  6. "Lionel Abate Etoundi i Maksymilian Nowak w kadrze Podbeskidzia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2022.
  7. "[PUCHAR POLSKI] LECHIA ZIELONA GÓRA - PODBESKIDZIE 2:1" (in Polish). Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała. 30 August 2022.
  8. "Lionel Abate Etoundi w Wiśle Sandomierz". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 February 2023.
  9. Lionel Abate Etoundi prpfile at rls.com, retrieved 27-2-2020
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