Valéry Mézague
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Válery Mézague | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 2014 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Toulon, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2006 | Montpellier | 57 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | → Portsmouth (Loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | FC Sochaux | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Le Havre (Loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2009 | Châteauroux | 16 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Vannes OC | 46 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Panetolikos F.C. | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bury | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sporting Toulon Var | ||
| Total | 202 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2004 | Cameroon | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:53, 22 May 2013 (UTC). | |||
Válery Mézague (8 December 1983 – 15 November 2014) was a Cameroonian footballer. He was a midfielder and last played for Sporting Toulon Var.
A French-born player, Mézague represented Cameroon at international level. His most notable moment with the Lions Indomptables was at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he became the starter central midfielder in the lost final against host France, after replacing the late Marc-Vivien Foé during the victorious semifinal versus Colombia.
In 2003, he was involved in a serious car crash which ruled him out of the game for four months. Despite this he fought back to reclaim his form and his performances attracted the attention of Harry Redknapp, with Mézague joining Portsmouth F.C. on loan for the 2004/05 season. However, he failed to make any sort of substantial impression and returned to France in June 2005, where he followed his former manager at Portsmouth Alain Perrin to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
His younger brother Teddy Mézague is also a footballer.
He was found dead in his apartment on 15 November 2014 due to a cardiac arrest caused by a heart disease.[1][2][3][4]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Montpellier | Division 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2003-04 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004-05 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005-06 | Montpellier | Ligue 2 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | Sochaux-Montbéliard | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Le Havre | Ligue 2 | 28 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2008-09 | Sochaux-Montbéliard | Ligue 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | France | 110 | 14 | |||||||||
| England | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 121 | 14 | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/sportingtoulon/status/533647539179106304
- ↑ "Valéry Mézague est décédé" (in French). L'Équipe. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-ex-portsmouth-midfielder-valery-mezague-found-dead-185056573--sow.html
- ↑ http://www.cameroonweb.com/CameroonHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=315127
External links
- Valéry Mézague – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Valéry Mézague – FIFA competition record
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