Émile Mbamba
Quick Facts
Biography
Émile Bertrand Mbamba (born 27 October 1982 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian football striker, who currently plays for Indonesia Super League side Persebaya Surabaya. He also played for Vitesse Arnhem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Vitória Setúbal, Arema Malang, Daegu FC and Botev Plovdiv.
Club career
Vitesse
He was spotted at a youth tournament in France with the Cameroonian youthsquad by Jan Streuer who brought him alongside Job Komol and Soné Masué Kallé in the Vitesse Arnhem youth-academy in The Netherlands in 1997. He played four years in the Eredivisie before he left for Israel.
Arema Malang
Mbamba scored his first goal for Arema Malang on 9 September 2007. In fact, he even scored two goals in that match against another Liga Indonesia contestant Deltras Sidoarjo.
Daegu FC
He was moved to Daegu FC on 24 February 2009 but made a 7 appearances after released on 30 June 2009.
Botev Plovdiv
On October 3, 2009, Mbamba signed a contract with Bulgarian Botev Plovdiv but failed to make any appearance. [contradicts Infobox information]