Mélé Temguia

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Mélé Temguia
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Temguia with FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ngoufack Mélé Temguia
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Darmstadt, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Edmonton
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2011 Verts de Sherbrooke
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 22 (0)
2017 FC Cincinnati 1 (0)
2018 Hume City 11 (1)
2018 Valentine Phoenix 9 (0)
2019– FC Edmonton 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2020

Ngoufack Mélé Temguia (born 1 August 1995) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Edmonton.

Early life[]

Temguia was born in Darmstadt, Germany before moving to Montreal, Quebec as a child.[1] He played youth football with Sherbrooke-based club Verts de Sherbrooke until 2011, when he joined the academy of professional club Montreal Impact.[2][3]

Club career[]

FC Montreal[]

After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Temguia joined the club's new reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 April 2015 in a 3–0 defeat to the Rochester Rhinos.[5]

FC Cincinnati[]

In March 2017, FC Cincinnati announced that they had signed Temguia for the 2017 USL season.[6] Following the end of the season, the club announced that Temguia's contract had expired and would not be renewed.[7]

Hume City[]

In April 2018, Temguia signed with Australian NPL Victoria side Hume City FC, joining former FC Montreal teammate Zachary Sukunda.[8] He made eleven appearances and scored one goal before leaving Hume mid-season.[9]

Valentine Phoenix[]

On 19 June 2018, Temguia signed with NPL Northern New South Wales side Valentine Phoenix FC.[10] He made nine appearances for Valentine that season.[11]

FC Edmonton[]

On 26 February 2019, Temguia signed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[12] In his debut on 4 May 2019, Temguia scored the club's first goal in the Canadian Premier League in a 2–1 win over Valour FC.[13] That season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made another two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[13] On 27 November 2019, Temguia re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mélé Temguia bio". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "74 - Mélé Temguia". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "FC Montreal loses 3-0 to Rochester". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati Signs Young Defender Temguia". USL Soccer. 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ Kimura, Fumi (25 October 2017). "Nine Return for 2018". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ Tim Mitchell (5 April 2018). "NPL soccer: Mele Temguia makes immediate impact for Hume City after last-minute signing". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ Craig Kerry (19 June 2018). "NPL: Valentine bring in second mid-season recruit to bolster squad". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Two Players". FC Edmonton. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "M. Temguia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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