Leonel Ateba

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Leonel Ateba
Personal information
Full name Christian Leonel Ateba Mbida
Date of birth (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 USM Alger
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Fc Yaoundé II Formation
2018–2019 AS Etoa Méki
2019–2020 AS Fortuna de Mfou
2021–2022 Cotonsport Garoua
2022–2023 PWD Bamenda
2023 Dynamo Douala
2024– USM Alger 12 (1)
International career
2023– Cameroon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024

Leonel Ateba (born 6 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Cameroon national team.

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Club career

USM Alger

On 31 January 2024, Dynamo Douala announced the transfer of Ateba to USM Alger for a period of two and a half years. The signing of the player cost 215,000 euros. [1] [2] On February 16, 2024, played Ateba the first match with his new club as a starter against USM Khenchela in the Ligue 1. [3] On social networks information was released, reporting the threat of the Cameroonian club to file a complaint with FIFA against the USM Alger for not having received the transfer money. Legal advisor and expert in FIFA regulations gave explanations, the expert say that the payment must go through the FIFA Clearing House a new procedure established by the international body. [4] Also stated that Leonel Ateba was under contract with his club and did not have to negotiate his transfer on his own. Moreover, he acknowledged his honor by negotiating his employment contract himself, without the need for an intermediary. The expert explained that USM Alger had obtained four mandates from the player’s representatives, and for this reason the club preferred Negotiate directly with Dinamo Douala. [4]

On March 8, 2024, Ateba scored a brace against MB Rouissat in the Algerian Cup where he played as a substitute in a match that ended 8–0. [5]

International career

On November 21, 2023, Ateba played his first match with the Cameroon national football team against Libya in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [6] On December 28, 2023, Rigobert Song announced the list of 27 players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations including Ateba. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 June 2024 [8] [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USM Alger 2023–24 Ligue 1 121424 [a] 0—203
Career total000000—00
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Confederation Cup

International

As of match played 3 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202310
Total10
As of match played [10] [8]
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ateba goal.

Honours

Coton Sport

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References

  1. ↑ "Mercato : Dynamo Douala annonce le transfert d'Ateba vers l'USMA". mediafootdz.dz. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "L'USM Alger officialise le transfert de Leonel Ateba". Africa Foot. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "USMK 1 - USMA 0 : L'USMA en panne sèche !". Compétition. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Yahi (conseiller juridique et expert dans les règlements FIFA) : «Il n'y aucune affaire Ateba à l'USMA»". Compétition. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "USMA 8 - MB Rouissat 0 : Démonstration de force des Usmistes". Compétition. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Libya draws with Cameroon in World Cup qualifiers". Libya Observer. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "CAN 2024. La liste officielle du Cameroun pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations" (in French). Ouest-France. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. 1 2 Leonel Ateba at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Leonel Ateba". Footballdatabase.
  10. 1 2 Leonel Ateba at National-Football-Teams.com
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