| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Rachid Essimi Ateba | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | |||
| 2017–2018 | Paris FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Paris FC II | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Dijon II | 24 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Paris FC II | 15 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Saint-Malo | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Paris 13 Atletico | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | FC 93 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chantilly | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Jura Dolois | 23 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Saint-Priest | 25 | (12) |
| 2024– | Dunkerque | 21 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marco Rachid Essimi Ateba (born 18 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.
Essimi is a product of the youth academies of the French clubs Le Blanc-Mesnil and Paris FC. He began his senior career with Paris FC's reserves in the Championnat National 3 in 2018, before a stint with Dijon's reserves. On 24 June 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Paris FC. [1] On 6 October 2020, he transferred to Saint-Malo. [2] In February 2021, he moved to Paris 13 Atletico for the second half of the 2021–2022 season, before a short stint with FC 93. [3] In the summer of 2021 he moved to Chantilly, and the following season to Jura Dolois. [4] He spent the 2023–24 season with Saint-Priest where he was one of the top scorers in the Championnat National 3. [5] On 16 June 2024, he signed a professional contract with Ligue 2 side Dunkerque for 2 seasons, after 6 years of semi-pro football. [6]