Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoin Loic Essomba Bikoula | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Gambinos Stars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Žilina | 35 | (3) |
2022–2024 | Žilina B | 24 | (8) |
2025– | Inter Turku | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 |
Antoin Essomba (born 1 December 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Inter Turku in the Veikkausliiga.
Essomba made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against MFK Skalica on 11 February 2023. [1]
On 16 January 2025, Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku announced the signing of Essomba on a 1+1-year deal. [2]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Žilina | 2022–23 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Slovak Super Liga | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 [c] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
Total | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Žilina B | 2022–23 | Slovak 2. Liga | 17 | 8 | – | – | – | 17 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | Slovak 2. Liga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | Slovak 2. Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | ||
Inter Turku | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 59 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 12 |
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