Stéphane N'Guéma (born 20 November 1984) is a former

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

ese

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player, who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in Gabon, N'Guéma made his senior debut for

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in the

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season, after plying his trade for Rennes' reserve side, making a singular appearance in the 2000–01 season. In the 2005–06 season, he was loaned to

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side

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (;), commonly referred to as FC Lorient (), is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 2, having been relegated f ...

. His contributions in that season helped Lorient to make a return to the top flight after a long spell in the lower leagues. In the 2006–07 season, N'Guéma returned to Rennes, solely playing for their reserve side in the fourth tier, making 15 league appearances. In 2007, N'Guéma signed for

Istres Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Location I ...

, scoring eight goals in 33 appearances in the

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. The following year,

Paris FC Paris Football Club (French pronunciation: Help:IPA/French, aʁi futbol klœb, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris, France. They will compete in Ligue ...

signed N'Guéma, before releasing him in February 2009. N'Guéma proceeded to see out the rest of the 2008–09 season with Moldovan club Olimpia Bălţi. Following the culmination of the

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, N'Guéma signed for

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, scoring twice in 13 appearances in the second half of the

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season. In July 2010, N'Guéma signed for Paris Saint-Germain II, making 19 league appearances, scoring six times. In 2011, N'Guéma returned to his native Gabon, signing for

US Bitam Union Sportive de Bitam is a Gabonese professional association football club based in Bitam, Gabon, that competes in the Gabon Championnat National D1. Crest Achievements * Gabon Championnat National D1 **Champions (3): 2003, 2010, 2013 * ...

. N'Guéma's seven league goals in 11 appearances helped Bitam finish second in the

Gabon Championnat National D1 Gabon Championnat National D1 is the top division of the Gabonese Football Federation, it was created in 1968. Gabon Championnat National D1 Clubs – 2015/16 * Bitam ( Bitam) * Cercle Mbéri Sportif (Libreville) * FC 105 Libreville (Libreville) ...

. The following year, N'Guéma signed for AC Bongoville, playing for the club for two seasons. In 2015, after a brief spell at O'MbiliaNzami, N'Guéma signed for

FC 105 Libreville Football Canon (FC) 105 de Libreville is a Gabonese professional football club based in Libreville. It was founded in 1975 as the club of the army and the police. FC 105 play at the 5,000-capacity Stade Idriss Ngari in Owendo. They often play hom ...

, spending three seasons at the club before retiring in 2018.

International career

On 15 November 2003, N'Guéma made his debut for

, scoring twice in a World Cup qualification tie against

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. N'Guéma was included in the Gabonese squads for both the 2010 and

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, scoring against

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in the latter tournament.

International goals

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

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, N'Guéma stepped into the role of secretary-general at the Gabonese players' union. In November 2021, N'Guéma and four other former Gabonese internationals were arrested "for protesting over the continued cancellation of the domestic leagues". N'Guéma subsequently stepped down as secretary-general.

References

External links

Stéphane N'Guéma's profile, stats & pics
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