Nekiambé Marius Mbaiam (born 1 June 1987) is a Chadian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker or
midfielder
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in the
Championnat National 3
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for
Besançon Football. At international level, he represented the
Chad national team.
Club career
Mbaiam was born in
Moundou
Moundou () is the second-largest city in Chad and is the capital of the region of Logone Occidental.
The city lies on the Mbéré River (a tributary of the Western Logone) some 475 kilometres south of the capital N'Djamena. It is the main ci ...
, Chad. transferred from
Grenoble Foot
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to
Louhans-Cuiseaux in June 2007. After two years and nine matches, with two scored goals, in summer 2009 he signed for
Gap. From 2017, he is a member of
Besançon Football.
International career
Mbaiam made his international debut on 12 October 2003 and was member of the
Chad national football team
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at
2007 CEMAC Cup. He was the part of the team for
Fifa World Cup 2006
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qualifiers, and
Fifa World Cup 2010
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qualifiers. Mbaiam scored his first goal on 6 September 2008 against
Sudan national football team
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.
He was national team captain.
International goals
See also
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List of Chad international footballers
This is the list of players that have played for the Chad national football team.
References
{{Football in Chad
International
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, ...
References
1987 births
Living people
People from Logone Occidental Region
Chadian men's footballers
Chad men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Grenoble Foot 38 players
Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
Gap HAFC players
US Orléans players
Jura Sud Foot players
ASM Belfort players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Chadian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
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