Ernest Tchoupe

Ernest Tchoupe

Personal information
Full name	Mba Ernest Tchoupe Ndefotsing
Date of birth	(1987-12-23) 23 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–2006	Les Astres
2006–2008	Coton Sport
2008	Girardot
2009	Alianza Petrolera
2010–2011	Expreso Rojo
2012–2013	Minnesota Stars	11	(1)
2013–2014	Les Astres
2016	Fargo
2017	CS St-Hubert	12	(0)
2018	CS Fabrose	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018

Mba Ernest Tchoupe Ndefotsing (born 22 November 1987) is a Cameroonian footballer.

Career

He began his career with Les Astres FC in Cameroon. ^[1]

He signed with Coton Sport in 2006, where he won a championship in his debut season. ^[2] The signing came with some controversy as he signed with the team while still under contract with Les Astres FC. ^[3] Consequently, he was suspended for a year due to the improper signing procedure. ^[4]

In 2008, he left his native Cameroon and moved to Colombia in Bogota as well as its inner suburbs, where he played for five years. ^[2] He played three seasons in Categoría Primera B, the second division of Colombian soccer, seeing time in 2008 with Girardot FC, in 2009 with Alianza Petrolera and in 2010 with Expreso Rojo. ^{[5] [6]}

Ernest joined Minnesota Stars FC of the North American Soccer League in 2012. ^[7] He made his debut on 5 May against the Atlanta Silverbacks as a substitute in the 22nd minute, scoring a goal two minutes later in the 24th minute. ^{[8] [9]} He returned to the team for the 2013 season. ^[10]

In 2016, he joined FC Fargo in the amateur United States Adult Soccer Association. ^[11]

In 2017, he joined CS St-Hubert of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. ^[2] The following year, he moved to another PLSQ club, CS Fabrose. ^[12] He was named one of the Players of the Week in the third week of the 2018 season. ^[13] In 2021, he played two matches with CS Longueuil's reserve side in the PLSQ reserve division. ^[14]

References

1. "Cameroon 2005". RSSSF.
2. "Ernest Tchoupe : " Me relancer avec Saint-Hubert "" [Ernest Tchoupe: "Relaunching myself with Saint-Hubert"]. Just eSoccer (in French). 6 June 2017.
3. Akono, Justin Blaise (14 March 2006). "Foot-D1 : Des joueurs sanctionnés pour fraude" [Foot-D1: Players sanctioned for fraud]. Cam Lions (in French).
4. Mbunwe, Innocent (16 March 2006). "Cameroon: Fecafoot Bans Players for Two Years". All Africa.
5. "Ernest Tchoupe". Le Ballon Rond.
6. "Balance amargo para Nacional jugando en canchas de Cundinamarca" [Bitter balance for Nacional playing in Cundinamarca courts]. Futbol Red (in Spanish). 25 January 2021.
7. Hagen, Eric (27 April 2012). "Hawk Ridge Park open for soccer". ABC Newspapers.
8. La Vaque, David (6 May 2012). "Second chance isn't wasted by Stars FC forward". Star Tribune .
9. "Minnesota Stars FC top Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 in chippy affair". Our Sports Central. 6 May 2012.
10. Marthaler, Jon (30 November 2012). "Stars begin offseason moves, but questions remain". SB Nation.
11. Molina, Felipe (12 June 2017). "Conexión Colombia-Camerún: 4 cameruneses jugaron en el FPC" [Colombia-Cameroon connection: 4 Cameroonians played in the FPC]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
12. "Les transferts PLSQ 2018" [PLSQ 2018 transfers]. Just eSoccer (in French). 12 February 2018.
13. "PLSQ-M – Journée 3: Joueues de la Semaine" [PLSQ-M - Week 3: Players of the Week]. Première Ligue de soccer du Québec (in French). 16 May 2018.
14. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.