Francis Ambané
Francis Idriss Ambane Moubourou (born November 8, 1984 in Douala) is a Cameroon footballer, who last played for Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Idriss Ambane Moubourou | ||
Date of birth | November 8, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder/Play-Maker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Canon Yaoundé | 14 | (7) |
2003–2004 | KSC Lokeren | 17 | (6) |
2004–2007 | Union Douala | 20 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Canon Yaoundé | 19 | (5) |
2008–2011 | ES Sétif | 16 | (5) |
2011–2012 | ASO Chlef | 17 | (6) |
2012–2013 | WA Tlemcen | 21 | (7) |
2015–2017 | AS Fortuna | ||
2017–2018 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
Cameroon U-23 | 7 | (2) | |
– | Cameroon | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, May 31, 2012 (UTC) |
Career
Ambane started his career with Canon Yaoundé, he quickly moved to KSC Lokeren a Belgian association football club in 2003/2004 season.[2] After just one season Ambane returned to Cameroon and joined another MTN Elite one club Union Douala. He spent 3 seasons there before he returned to his youth club Canon Yaoundé.[3] In 2009/2010 Ambane Francis was sold to ES Sétif.[4]
On July 14, 2011, Ambane signed a two year contract with ASO Chlef, joining them on a free transfer from ES Sétif after terminating his contract with the club.[5] On January 19, 2012, Ambane signed a One year contract with WA Tlemcen, joining them on a free transfer from ASO Chlef
On October 11, 2017,Newly formed I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC announced that they have secured services of Ambane for the 2017-18 Season[6]
International career
He also featured with the Cameroon 2004 Olympic team in Athens. Ambane was the only home base that was selected 3 times for the Cameroon national team games in 2006/2007.[7]
References
- Francis Ambane, ES Setif, Attacking mid(L) – IMScouting
- Ils frappent aux portes de l’équipe nationale de football du Cameroun Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- kamerfoot.com: Francis Ambane: « Je souhaite quitter l'Algérie »
- Inside Sports GmbH
- Ambane première recrue officielle
- Kerala FC, Gokulam. "Francis is here". facebook.com. Gokulam Kerala FC. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- FIFA.com - Setif seek African glory minus star