Tabort Etaka Preston
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_(cropped).jpg) Preston with Hartford Athletic in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1998 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019 | → Las 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) | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]Rainbow FC
[edit]Preston began his career in his native Cameroon playing for Rainbow FC.
Charlotte Independence
[edit]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
[edit]In 2018, Preston made three appearances with Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[2]
MFK Vyskov
[edit]In 2019, he moved to Czech club MFK Vyskov.[1]
Las Vegas Lights
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Preston signed with Hartford Athletic for the 2021 season.[3]
New Mexico United
[edit]Preston signed a contract for the 2022 season with USL Championship side New Mexico United on December 29, 2021. [5]
Return to Las Vegas
[edit]In February 2023, it was announced that Preston had re-joined former side Las Vegas Lights for their 2023 season.[6]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Lights FC Sign Pair of Cameroon Youth National Team Stars". Las Vegas Lights FC.
- ^ "Preston Tabortetaka Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Hartford Athletic (18 February 2021). "Forward Tabort Etaka Preston Signs with Hartford Athletic". Hartford Athletic.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DYNAMIC FORWARD TABORT ETAKA PRESTON". New Mexico United - USL Championship. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Lights Fc Announce Next Batch of New Player Signings for 2023 Season".
External links
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Media related to Tabort Etaka Preston at Wikimedia Commons- Tabort Etaka Preston at USL Championship
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