Frantz Pangop T'chidjui (born 18 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays for

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in League1 Ontario.

Club career

He began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Sable FC and Coton Sport. In March 2014, he joined Swedish club

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in the third tier Division 1 Södra. He then returned to Cameroon with

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. In January 2018, Pangop signed a one-year contract with

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. He joined on a transfer fee of $65,000. He made his debut on March 24 against the

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a mid-season exhibition match against Costa Rican club

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on July 11. At the end of the season, Minnesota declined his contract option for the following season. In June 2019, Pangop signed with

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of the

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. He joined on a two-year contract, with a club option for an additional season. He departed the club in December 2020 by mutual consent, subsequently dealing with an injury that kept him out of football activities. In 2023, he played with Canadian club

in League1 Ontario.

International career

In 2012, he was called up to the Cameroon U20. He debuted for the

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senior team at the

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tournament (with a B squad selection). He was then subsequently called up for

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matches the following month, with a full A squad continegent. He subsequently scored in his first game with the full A team on October 7, 2017 against

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, two minutes after entering the match as a late-game substitute.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pangop, Frantz 1993 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Footballers from Douala Men's association football midfielders Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Coton Sport FC de Garoua players Örgryte IS players Union Douala players Minnesota United FC players SC Rheindorf Altach players Ettan Fotboll players Major League Soccer players Austrian Regionalliga players Cameroon men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players Sable FC (Cameroon) players Darby FC players League1 Ontario players