Souaibou Marou

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Souaibou Marou
Personal information
Full name Souaibou Marou [1]
Date of birth (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Garoua, Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 26
Youth career
Coton Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Coton Sport 26 (8)
2023–2024 Orlando Pirates 7 (0)
2025– Charlotte Independence 29 (99)
International career
2022– Cameroon 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:10, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Souaibou Marou (born 3 December 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for USL League One club Charlotte Independence and the Cameroon national team.

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Club career

Marou started his career with Cameroonian side Coton Sport, helping them win the league [2] and reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League. [3] In October 2022, he won the Cameroonian men's Ballon d'Or for 2022 as the best Cameroonian footballer of the year. [4] In November 2022, it was reported that Marou had reached an agreement to join South African club Orlando Pirates, [5] though Coton Sport denied any contract had yet been signed. [6]

International career

He was selected for Cameroon's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. [7] He had earned his first cap for Cameroon hours earlier, and was one of only two domestic-based players to be included in the squad. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CAM)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Souaibou Marou, un attaquant en feu!". africatopsports.com. 3 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rigobert Song names two home based players in Cameroon's World Cup squad". Confederation of African Football. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Agbenou, Mensah (30 October 2022). "List of the winners at the Cameroonian Ballon d'Or 2022". AfrikPage. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Mark, Jonty (11 November 2022). "Pirates sign Cameroonian World Cup striker in R3.5 million deal – report". The Citizen . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Craig (14 November 2022). "New twist in Pirates striker signing?". The South African . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Marou Souaibou, French based defender included in Cameroon's provisional 2022 World Cup squad". kick442.com.
  8. ↑ "Ngadjui left out as Song names Cameroon squad for World Cup". TimesLIVE . Reuters. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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