Karl Etta Eyong

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Karl Etta Eyong
Personal information
Full name Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong
Date of birth (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Villarreal B
Youth career
Galactique
2022 Cádiz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Fundación Cádiz 4 (0)
2023–2024 Cádiz B 46 (14)
2024 Cádiz 2 (0)
2024– Villarreal B 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024

Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong (born 14 October 2003) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as either a midfielder or a forward for Spanish club Villarreal CF B.

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Club career

Born in Douala, Etta Eyong began his career with local side Ecole de Football Galactique before joining the youth sides of Cádiz CF in January 2022. [1] Upon arriving, he featured for the Juvenil squad before making his senior debut with the Fundación Cádiz squad in the Tercera Andaluza. [2]

Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2022–23 season, Etta Eyong was mainly a backup option before being converted to a forward in the 2023–24 campaign and starting to score in a regular basis. [3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 January 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergi Guardiola in a 1–0 away loss against Deportivo Alavés. [4] [5]

On 29 August 2024, Etta Eyong signed a three-year contract with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B in Primera Federación. [6]

International career

In March 2023, Etta Eyong was called up to the Cameroon national under-23 team. [7]

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References

  1. "Etta Eyong, la gran sorpresa de la expedición del Cádiz CF en la Costa del Sol" [Etta Eyong, the big surprise of Cádiz CF's expedition in the Costa del Sol] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. "Etta Eyong, la nueva joya del Cádiz" [Etta Eyong, the new pearl of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. "¿Quién es Etta Eyong?" [Who is Etta Eyong?] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. "El Cádiz se deshace en Vitoria" [Cádiz melt in Vitoria] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. "Las palabras de Etta Eyong tras debutar en el Cádiz CF" [The words of Etta Eyong after debuting at Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. "A signing for the present and the future". Villarreal CF. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. "Experiencia internacional para una de las promesas del Cádiz CF" [International experience for one of the prospects of Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.