Jacques Médina Thémopelé (born 8 February 1998) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Al-Hussein.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Jacques Médina Thémopelé joined CESD La Djiri at a very young age, where he spent seven years of training before beginning his professional career in Tunisia.

CA Bizertin

Spotted during a quarter-final match of the Congo Cup between CESD La Djiri and

CARA Brazzaville Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon Brazzaville, known simply as CARA Brazzaville, is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, playing games out of the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat. The club won the 1974 African C ...

by his agent, Jacques Médina Thémopelé signed a four-year professional contract with

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CA Bizertin Club Athlétique Bizertin (), known as CA Bizertin or simply CAB for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Bizerte. The club was founded 1928 and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, 15 October Stadium, has a ...

. Thémopelé had terminated his contract with

and signed with

Stade Tunisien Stade Tunisien (; ), abbreviated as ST, is a football club based in Le Bardo, a western suburb of Tunis (formerly the residence of the Beylical patronage). It is considered one of the top teams in the Tunis region, alongside Espérance Sportive ...

during the winter. However, his terminated contract was blocked by his former club after having played only two and a half years.

AS Gabès (loan)

As a result of the blockade, Thémopelé was temporarily loaned to

AS Gabès Avenir Sportif de Gabès, (), known as AS Gabès or simply ASG for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Gabès. The club was founded in 1978 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, Gabès Municipal Stadium, has a capacity ...

, playing mid-season before coming back to fulfill his four-year contract.

Stade Tunisien

After fulfilling his four-year contract, Thémopelé signed a two and a half year contract with

AS Vita Club

On 1 July 2021, Thémopelé joined

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AS Vita Club Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa. History AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Rena ...

as a free agent for two seasons.

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* 1998 births Living people Republic of the Congo men's footballers Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Linafoot players Bahraini Premier League players Jordanian Pro League players Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Men's association football forwards Footballers from Brazzaville Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Jordan CA Bizertin players AS Gabès players Stade Tunisien players {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub