Tabort Etaka Preston (sometimes referred to as Preston Tabortetaka) (born 10 June 1998) is a Cameroonian football player who plays as a forward for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.

Tabort Etaka Preston
Preston with Hartford Athletic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bamenda, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Birmingham Legion
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rainbow FC
2017 Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
2018 KS Kastrioti 3 (0)
2019 MFK Vyškov 0 (0)
2019Las Vegas Lights (loan) 31 (8)
2020 San Antonio FC 2 (0)
2021 Hartford Athletic 26 (5)
2022 New Mexico United 26 (3)
2023 Las Vegas Lights 21 (5)
2023– Birmingham Legion 42 (4)
International career
2017 Cameroon U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Rainbow FC

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Preston began his career in his native Cameroon playing for Rainbow FC.

Charlotte Independence

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He was transferred to Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship in January 2018, but did not make an official appearance for the team before being moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[1]

KS Kastiroti

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In 2018, Preston made three appearances with Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[2]

MFK Vyskov

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In 2019, he moved to Czech club MFK Vyskov.[1]

Las Vegas Lights

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For the 2019 season, Preston played for Las Vegas Lights. In 31 league appearances with Las Vegas, Preston scored eight goals and recorded three assists in 2,249 minutes played.[3]

San Antonio FC

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Preston signed with San Antonio FC for the 2020 USL season, but after two appearances he and club mutually agreed to part ways.[4]

Hartford Athletic

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Preston signed with Hartford Athletic for the 2021 season.[3]

New Mexico United

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Preston signed a contract for the 2022 season with USL Championship side New Mexico United on December 29, 2021. [5]

Return to Las Vegas

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In February 2023, it was announced that Preston had re-joined former side Las Vegas Lights for their 2023 season.[6]

International career

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Preston has represented Cameroon at the U-20 level where he made three appearances at the African U-20 Cup of Nations in 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lights FC Sign Pair of Cameroon Youth National Team Stars". Las Vegas Lights FC.
  2. ^ "Preston Tabortetaka Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Hartford Athletic (18 February 2021). "Forward Tabort Etaka Preston Signs with Hartford Athletic". Hartford Athletic.
  4. ^ Communications, San Antonio FC (21 August 2020). "San Antonio FC Mutually Agrees to Part Ways with Midfielder Jesus Enriquez and Forward Preston Tabort Etaka". San Antonio FC.
  5. ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DYNAMIC FORWARD TABORT ETAKA PRESTON". New Mexico United - USL Championship. 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Lights Fc Announce Next Batch of New Player Signings for 2023 Season".
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