Francis Mbome
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Duclair Mbome Mbome | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Minnesota Twinstars | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Sint-Truidense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Pandores de Yaoundé | ||
| 2005 | Les Astres | ||
| 2006 | Espérance | ||
| 2007–2008 | Akonangui | ||
| 2009– | Minnesota Twin Stars | ||
| National team | |||
| 2008– | Equatorial Guinea | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Francis Duclair Mbome Mbome (born 30 November 1988) is an Equatoguinean football midfielder, who plays for Minnesota Twinstars in the American NPSL (Midwest Division).
Career
Mbome's career spanned several countries, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,[1] and now he currently plays for Minnesota Twin Stars, making his NPSL debut in 2009, aged 21. He, along with several key players led the team to their second successive Midwest NPSL title.
International career
Mbome played in all six qualifiers against teams such as Nigeria, South Africa, and made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 1 June 2008 in a World Cup 2010 Qualifying match against Sierra Leone in Malabo. That day the Nzalang Nacional (the nickname of Equatorial Guinea national football team) won 2-0.[2] Mbome received another call up on 29 March 2011 for a match vs Gambia, in a 1-0 victory.[3]
Personal honours
Pandores:
- 2004: 2nd Place in 2nd Division Center Province
Les Astres:
- 2005: 3rd place in the 1st Division, and qualify to the CAF Cup
Akonangui:
- 2007: Equatoguinean Cup winner, 3rd place in the Equatoguinean Premier League and a place at the CAF Cup
Minnesota Twinstars:
- 2009: NPSL Midwest Regional Champion
References
External links
- Francis Mbome – FIFA competition record
- Francis Mbome at National-Football-Teams.com
- Francisco Mbome at MinnesotaTwinstars.com