Marc Mboua (born 26 February 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Mboua, like so many other children, started to learn football on the streets of his home city, Cameroonian capital

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. In 1999, along with another 300 boys Mboua took part in trials at local club Elpida de Yaoundé. He stayed there, as part of their academy, for two years, before moving to Racing FC Bafoussam, where he spent only one season. In 2002 Mboua signed for Mali-based

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and began his senior career. In the 2003–04 season Mboua scored 13 times in 26 games, earning him a close-season move to

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in 2004.

In 2006, he followed the path of many African footballers to France, where he joined SC Feignies in the

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division. Here he stayed for only one season before moving to the Netherlands, to join

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side

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. His form for Cambuur, where he scored 11 times in 31 games, earned him a place in the

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squad for the

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, where he made two appearances.

Personal life

During his time in Egypt, Mboua met a French woman, Sophie, whom he married. They now have a daughter together, Mélissa. On 18 April 2007, a DJ by the name of "DJ Sergio" released a track entitled "Buldo" – Mboua's nickname, a song that is a tribute to Mboua, his family and concerns the obstacles in his career.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mboua, Marc 1987 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen Footballers from Yaoundé Men's association football midfielders Cameroon men's international footballers Egyptian Premier League players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Eerste Divisie players AS Real Bamako players Zamalek SC players Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players SC Cambuur players Fortuna Sittard players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Smouha SC players Telephonat Beni Suef SC players Al Hilal SCSC (Benghazi) players El Entag El Harby SC players Toulouse Rodéo FC players FC Aurillac Arpajon Cantal Auvergne players AS Muret players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Cameroon Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya