Charles Eloundou (born 4 December 1994) is a

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

ian professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

Achyronas-Onisilos Achyronas-Onisilos Football Club () is a Cypriot football club based in Sotira and Liopetri in the province of Famagusta, founded in 2022 as a merger of Achyronas Liopetriou and Onisilos Sotira 2014. History The club was officially formed ...

Club career

Eloundou began his career with Cameroonian side AS Fortuna de Mfou. He has played on loan with fellow Cameroonian sides

Coton Sport FC Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaire ...

and

Unisport Bafang Unisport Football Club de Bafang is a football club based in Bafang in Cameroon's West Province. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation and play in the Cameroon Premiere Division. The club's colours are yellow and red. Honours * ...

. While with Unisport he scored 9 goals in 20 matches. His play in Cameroon brought him to the attention of

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sides. On 25 January 2013, Eloundou signed with the

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of Major League Soccer on a one-year loan with an option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2013 season. He was signed via the MLS weighted lottery process, where

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and

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also had the chance to acquire him. Eloundou signed with the

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Jacksonville Armada FC Jacksonville Armada FC is an American professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were founded in 2013 as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of American soccer, and played unt ...

on 10 March 2016. Eloundou joined the Armada at the beginning of February and at the time of his signing, led Jacksonville in preseason scoring with three goals. On 1 July 2020, Eloundou signed with

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

of the

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. In his first season, he scored the winning goal in the 110th minute of the Cypriot Cup Final in a 2-1 victory over

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

after coming on as a substitute in the 105th minute to give Anorthosis their 11th Cypriot Cup title and their first trophy in 13 years.

International career

Eloundou has been a prominent member of the Cameroon's Under-17 and Under-20 national teams. He played four matches for the Cameroon B side in the

2012 Nehru Cup The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September. The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament ...

. He was called up by the full national team for a friendly match against

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on 6 February 2013 in

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. He made his senior national team debut in that game, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. The game ended in a 1–0 loss.

References

External links

*
WestAfricanFootball.com profile
* 1994 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Men's association football forwards Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Unisport FC de Bafang players Colorado Rapids players Charlotte Independence players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Jacksonville Armada FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Achyronas-Onisilos FC players {{Cameroon-footy-forward-stub