Vincent Atchouailou de Paul Angban (born 2 February 1985) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Rio Sports / Sabé Sports

Born in

Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, t ...

, Angban began his career in

Rio Sport d'Anyama Rio Sport d'Anyama is an association football club based in the town of Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire. History The club stadium is Stade de Rio Sports, seating 3,000 people. The club's president is Amidou Sylla, credited with exercising a formative inf ...

and was promoted to the first team in 2005. He left after two years in

Anyama Anyama is a city in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Anyama is also a commune. The city is located about 20 kilometres north of Abidjan. Villages in the sub- ...

. Angban joined Sabé Sports for the 2006-07 season.

ASEC Mimosas

In 2007, Angban joined

ASEC Mimosas The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ''ASEC Mimosas Abidjan'' and ''ASEC Abidjan'', especi ...

. There, he was the first-choice goalkeeper until the beginning of the 2009 season, when

Daniel Yeboah Daniel Yéboah Tétchi (born 13 November 1984) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Yeboah was ASEC's second choice goalkeeper, until 2009. In January 2019, he joined Ivorian third-tier side l� ...

replaced him due to an injury. Yeboah convinced the manager of his qualities and stayed on the pitch when Angban was fit again. At the end of his contract with ASEC, Angban had trials with

Africa Sports Africa Sports d'Abidjan is an Ivorian multi-sports club founded in 1947 and based in Abidjan. The club fields teams in the sports of track and field, handball, basketball and association football, of these the football team is the most promine ...

, Séwé Sports, Montreal Impact and Jeunesse, before signing permanently for Jeunesse.

Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan

Angban signed for Jeunesse, ASEC's rivals, after a successful trial at the end of his ASEC spell.

Later career

Angban played later for AFAD Djékanou,

Africa Sports d'Abidjan Africa Sports d'Abidjan is an Ivorian multi-sports club founded in 1947 and based in Abidjan. The club fields teams in the sports of track and field, handball, basketball and association football, of these the football team is the most promine ...

and

Simba Sports Club Simba Sports Club is a football club based in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam Tanzania, Founded in 1936, the club, which broke away from another Tanzania Giants, Dar Young Africans was named Queens, in honor of her Majesty, the Queen of England. The ...

International career

Angban formerly played with the Ivory Coast at

African U-20 Championship The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African Youth Championship or the African U-20 Championship) is the main international youth football competition f ...

2005 in

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. He represented his country at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Personal life

Angban's younger brother, Victorien, is also a professional footballer. He plays as a

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for

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club

FC Metz Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league ...

References

External links

Art Sport Player Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angban, Vincent 1985 births Living people Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers ASEC Mimosas players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players People from Yamoussoukro Men's association football goalkeepers 2009 African Nations Championship players Ivory Coast men's A' international footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania Simba S.C. players Africa Sports d'Abidjan players