Stéphane Mbia
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Mbia playing for Sevilla in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stéphane Mbia Etoundi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hebei China Fortune | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Kadji Sports Academy | ||
| 2004 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Rennes | 105 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Marseille | 69 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sevilla (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Sevilla | 23 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Trabzonspor | 17 | (2) |
| 2016– | Hebei China Fortune | 26 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Cameroon | 67 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2016.
Stéphane Mbia Etoundi (born 20 May 1986) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune F.C. and for the Cameroon national team, whom he captains.
He played 174 games and scored nine goals in Ligue 1 over eight seasons playing for Rennes and Marseille. He spent two years at Sevilla, winning the Europa League in both.
He has played for Cameroon over 60 times since winning his first cap in 2005 and has scored five goals for the national team. He was included in the squads for the 2008 Olympics, two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and two FIFA World Cups. He was given the captain's armband on 26 August 2014.
Born in Yaoundé, Mbia made his debut for the Rennes first team during the 2005–06 season, going on to make a handful of appearances over the campaign. The Cameroonian scored his first Ligue 1 goal in November 2006 against the incumbent French champions Lyon.
On 18 April 2007, Mbia was abused by Lyon player Milan Baroš. This led to disciplinary action being taken against Baroš by the French Football Federation, who banned the striker for three matches for implying that Mbia smelt. The Federation later ruled that although Baroš was guilty of implying Mbia smelt badly, the remark was not made in a racial context.
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