Francis Mbome

Francis Duclair Mbome Mbome (born 30 November 1988) is an Equatoguinean football midfielder, who plays for Minnesota Twinstars in the American NPSL (Midwest Division).

Francis Mbome
Personal information
Full name Francis Duclair Mbome Mbome
Date of birth (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota Twinstars
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2003 Sint-Truidense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Pandores de Yaoundé
2005 Les Astres
2006 Espérance
2007–2008 Akonangui
2009– Minnesota Twin Stars
National team
2008– Equatorial Guinea 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Mbome's career spanned several countries, including Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,[1] and now he currently plays for Minnesota Twin Stars, making his NPSL debut in 2009, aged 21. He, along with several key players led the team to their second successive Midwest NPSL title.

International career

Mbome played in all six qualifiers against teams such as Nigeria, South Africa, and made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 1 June 2008 in a World Cup 2010 Qualifying match against Sierra Leone in Malabo. That day the Nzalang Nacional (the nickname of Equatorial Guinea national football team) won 2–0.[2] Mbome received another call up on 29 March 2011 for a match vs Gambia, in a 1–0 victory.[3]

Personal honours

Pandores:

  • 2004: 2nd Place in 2nd Division Center Province

Les Astres:

  • 2005: 3rd place in the 1st Division, and qualify to the CAF Cup

Akonangui:

  • 2007: Equatoguinean Cup winner, 3rd place in the Equatoguinean Premier League and a place at the CAF Cup

Minnesota Twinstars:

  • 2009: NPSL Midwest Regional Champion

References
  1. "Equatorial Guinea - Mbome - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. FIFA.com. "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ - Matches - Equatorial Guinea-Sierra Leone - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Equatorial Guinea vs. Gambia - 29 March 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.


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