Norman Wabo

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Norman Wabo
Personal information
Full name Fotsing Norman Arthur Pitoula Wabo [1]
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Newham, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hayes & Yeading United
Youth career
2013–2017 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Southend United 5 (0)
2017Cambridge City (loan) 5 (4)
2018Ebbsfleet United (loan) 6 (0)
2018Maidstone United (loan) 2 (0)
2018Braintree Town (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Dartford 17 (4)
2020Cheshunt (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 Margate 0 (0)
2021Concord Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 Billericay Town 12 (4)
2022Bowers & Pitsea (loan) 5 (1)
2022Potters Bar Town (loan) 5 (0)
2023 Eastbourne Borough 14 (2)
2023 Weymouth 3 (0)
2023– Hayes & Yeading United 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Fotsing Norman Arthur Pitoula Wabo (born 6 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United.

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Club career

Born in Newham, Wabo joined Southend United at the age of 15, after being scouted playing in an Essex county game. [3] Following an impressive loan spell at Southern League side Cambridge City, where he netted four times in five appearances, Wabo signed his first professional deal with Southend, running until 2018, with an option of a further year. [4] After impressing in the under-23 side, Wabo was rewarded with his Football League debut for Southend during their 3–1 away defeat to Scunthorpe United, replacing Simon Cox in the 87th minute. [5]

On 6 March 2018, after appearing twice more for Southend, Wabo was sent out on loan to National League side Ebbsfleet United for the remainder of the season. [3] Just over two weeks later, he made his debut during their 1–1 home draw with Maidenhead United, replacing Dean Rance with seven minutes remaining. [6] Wabo joined Braintree Town on loan in November 2018. [7]

He was released by Southend at the end of the 2018–19 season. [8]

On 2 August 2019, Wabo joined Dartford for the 2019/20 season. [9]

On 6 January 2020, Wabo joined Cheshunt on an initial month's loan. [10]

On 27 October 2020, Wabo joined Margate. [11]

In February 2021, Wabo joined Concord Rangers on a temporary dual-registration loan deal. [12] He made his debut on 13 February 2021 against Eastbourne Borough. [13]

In January 2022, he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Bowers & Pitsea on loan from National League South side Billericay Town. [14] In March 2022, he was again sent out on a dual-registration to fellow Isthmian league side Potters Bar Town until the end of the campaign. [15]

On 23 September 2023, Wabo signed for Hayes & Yeading United. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 September 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2017–18 League One 3000000030
2018–19 2000000020
Southend United total5000000050
Cambridge City (loan) 2016–17 Southern League
Premier Division
5454
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2017–18 National League 602080
Maidstone United (loan) 2018–19 National League200020
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19 National League500050
Dartford 2019–20 National League South 1742000194
Dartford total174200000194
Cheshunt (loan) 2019–20 Isthmian League
Premier Division
801090
Margate 2020–21 Isthmian League
Premier Division
00001212
Concord Rangers (loan) 2020–21 National League South1010
Billericay Town 2021–22 National League South1241000134
Bowers & Pitsea (loan) 2021–22 Isthmian League
Premier Division
5151
Potters Bar Town (loan) 2021–22 Isthmian League
Premier Division
5050
Eastbourne Borough 2022–23 National League South142001 [lower-alpha 1] 0152
Weymouth 2023–24 National League South30000030
Career total88153000529617
  1. Appearance(s) in Sussex Senior Cup

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    14. "Bowers & Pitsea – Appearances – Norman Wabo". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
    15. Metcalfe, Neil (1 March 2022). "Potters Bar Town sign Billericay striker as winning run goes on". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
    16. Hayes & Yeading United F.C. [@HYUFC_Official] (23 September 2023). "Also on the team sheet Fotsing Pitoula Wabo - Striker "Norman" has previous experience with Southend United, Cambridge City, Ebbsfleet, Maidstone, Braintree, Dartford, Cheshunt, Margate, Concord Rangers, Billericay, Bowers & Pitsea, Potters Bar, Eastbourne Borough & Weymouth" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 October 2023 via Twitter.