Leonel Wamba (born 1 September 2002) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Al Wahda.

Leonel Wamba
Personal information
Full name Leonel Wamba
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Foréké Dschang, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) striker
Team information
Current team
Al Wahda
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Spartaks Jūrmala 25 (14)
2022–2024 CR Belouizdad 54 (17)
2024– Al Wahda 2 (0)
International career
2019 Cameroon U17 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Club career

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On July 22, 2022, Lionel Wamba signed a three-year contract with the Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on the recommendation of Nabil Kouki.[1][2] Wamba said that he is happy to join CRB and that it is a great club. He said he received offers but preferred CR Belouizdad because they sold him an interesting project. He is here to bring something more to the team. He knows there is a lot of competition, but for him. He will fight as he should, whether in the Ligue 1 or Champions League because it will be the first time for him because Wamba has never played in an African tournament.[1] On October 2, 2022, Lionel Wamba scored his first goal in the colors of CR Belouizdad against JS Saoura in a 1–0 win. On October 2, 2023, Wamba scored the first hat-trick in his football career in the second round of the Champions League against Bo Rangers to qualify his team to the group stage.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 September 2024 [4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartaks Jūrmala 2021 Optibet Virslīga 25 14 1 0 26 14
CR Belouizdad 2022–23 Ligue 1 25 7 6 2 11[a] 2 42 11
2023–24 29 10 0 0 7[a] 4 3[b] 0 39 14
Total 54 17 6 2 18 3 3 0 81 22
Career total 79 31 7 2 18 3 3 0 107 36
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Champions League
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

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Club

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CR Belouizdad

Cameroon U17

References

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  1. ^ a b "CRB : Leonel Wamba, 7e recrue". Competition. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Mercato : Un buteur camerounais signe au CR Belouizdad". DZfoot. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Wamba hat-trick fires Belouizdad into TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage". CAF. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Leonel Wamba". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 Mobilis: le CR Belouizdad sacré champion pour la 4e fois de suite". APS. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ "CAN U17 : LE CAMEROUN BAT LA GUINÉE AUX TIRS AU BUT ET S'ADJUGE LE TROPHÉE". Football365. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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