Samuel Ipoua

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Samuel Ipoua
Personal information
Full name Samuel Ipoua Hamben
Date of birth (1973-03-01) 1 March 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1996 Nice 72 (18)
1996 Torino 9 (0)
1997–1998 Rapid Wien 25 (6)
1998–2000 Toulouse 36 (9)
2000–2001 Mainz 05 5 (1)
2001–2002 1860 Munich 5 (0)
2002–2004 LR Ahlen 9 (2)
2004–2005 Sint-Truiden 22 (3)
2005–2006 FC Wiltz 71 13 (1)
Total196(40)
International career
1997–1998 Cameroon 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Ipoua Hamben (born 1 March 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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He played for several European clubs, including Nice (France), Torino (Italy), Rapid Wien (Austria), Toulouse (France), Mainz 05, 1860 Munich and LR Ahlen in Germany. At the local level, he played for Union de Douala (Cameroon). [1] [2]

He played for the Cameroon national football team and played in two of their three group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [3] Ipoua was also a member of the Cameroon squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations, featuring in two matches, including their quarter-final defeat to DR Congo. [4]

His brother Guy Ipoua was also a footballer and spent most of his career playing in England.

In 2001 he went on trial at Everton, starting in a friendly against Yeovil Town but was not signed by the club. [5] In July 2005, he also had a failed trial with Grimsby Town.

After his playing career Ipoua worked with the French blind football national team and managed at Toulouse Rodéo FC. [2]

Personal life

Samuel Ipoua holds Cameroonian and French nationalities. [6]

References

  1. ↑ D'Ambrosio, Germano (16 June 2008). "Ipoua, da Torino ad Haiti" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  2. 1 2 Mandl, Daniel (20 December 2012). "Samuel Ipoua im Interview: „Jürgen Klopp sagte mir, dass er eines Tages der beste Trainer Deutschlands sein wird!"". abseits.at (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Samuel Ipoua – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Prentice, David (30 September 2015). "Trial and error - the Everton triallists who failed to make the grade". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Calendrier et résultats de la Ligue 2 BKT".


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