Leonel Wamba

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Leonel Wamba
Personal information
Full name Leonel Wamba
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Foréké Dschang, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) striker
Team information
Current team
Al Wahda
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Spartaks Jūrmala 25 (14)
2022–2024 CR Belouizdad 54 (17)
2024– Al Wahda 2 (0)
International career
2019 Cameroon U17 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Leonel Wamba (born 1 September 2002) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Al Wahda.

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Club career

On July 22, 2022, Lionel Wamba signed a three-year contract with the Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on the recommendation of Nabil Kouki. [1] [2] Wamba said that he is happy to join CRB and that it is a great club. He said he received offers but preferred CR Belouizdad because they sold him an interesting project. He is here to bring something more to the team. He knows there is a lot of competition, but for him. He will fight as he should, whether in the Ligue 1 or Champions League because it will be the first time for him because Wamba has never played in an African tournament. [1] On October 2, 2022, Lionel Wamba scored his first goal in the colors of CR Belouizdad against JS Saoura in a 1–0 win. On October 2, 2023, Wamba scored the first hat-trick in his football career in the second round of the Champions League against Bo Rangers to qualify his team to the group stage. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2024 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartaks Jūrmala 2021 Optibet Virslīga 2514102614
CR Belouizdad 2022–23 Ligue 1 2576211 [lower-alpha 1] 24211
2023–24 2910007 [lower-alpha 1] 43 [lower-alpha 2] 03914
Total541762183308122
Career total7931721833010736
  1. 1 2 All appearance(s) in Champions League
  2. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club

CR Belouizdad

Cameroon U17

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