Jacob Nicanor Youmbi E'pandi (born 1 April 1994), or simply Jacob Youmbi, is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 2 club Persipa Pati and the Central African Republic national team.[2]

Jacob Youmbi E'pandi
Personal information
Full name Jacob Nicanor Youmbi E'pandi
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Persipa Pati
Number 88
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 New Star de Douala
2015 Leones Vegetarianos
2015–2018 Ben Guerdane 35 (1)
2018–2020 Naft Al-Junoob
2020–2021 Al-Kahrabaa
2021–2023 Naft Al-Basra
2023– Persipa Pati 17 (1)
International career
2022– Central African Republic 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022

Club career

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Leones Vegetarianos

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Youmbi played for Equatorial Guinean club Leones Vegetarianos at the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds.[3]

Naft Al-Junoob

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In 2018, Jacob played for Iraqi Premier League club Naft Al-Junoob.[4]

Persipa Pati

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In September 2023, Jacob officially joined Liga 2 club Persipa Pati for 2023–24 season.[5]

Honours

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Ben Guerdane

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jacob Youmbi Epandi - Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cristóvão, António (29 May 2022). "Caravana das Feras do Baixo Oubangui fica completa hoje". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Jacob Youmbi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jacob Signs For Naft Al-Junoob again". kooora.com (in Arabic). 9 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Another new attacking creator and great wall for Laskar Saridin⚡🔴 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢, 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐫 & 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛! 🇮🇷🇨🇫 #persipa #laskarsaridin #diuruscahcah #waningeyel #sinergiuntukpati". Instagram. Persipa Pati. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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