Iyambo Etshele

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Iyambo Etshele
Personal information
Full name Iyambo Mara Etshele
Date of birth (1968-09-28) 28 September 1968 (age 56)[1][2]
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AS Kalamu
1988–1993 Gazélec Ajaccio 127 (6)
1993–1994 Valenciennes-Anzin 26 (0)
1994–1995 Lille 11 (0)
1995–1996 Le Havre 8 (0)
1996–1998 US Saint-Denis 60 (1)
1999–2000 CM Aubervilliers
International career
Zaire 15+
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iyambo Mara Etshele (born 28 September 1968) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a squad member of the Zaire national team at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations.[3][4] He was naturalized French in the early 1990s.

Career

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On 13 March 1990, while at French Division 3 club Gazélec Ajaccio, Etshele scored in his club's 3–1 loss against Marseille in the round of 16 of the 1989–90 Coupe de France.[5] At the end of the season, Gazélec Ajaccio achieved promotion to French Division 2.[5]

Etshele obtained French nationality during the 1991–92 season.[6]

Honours

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Gazélec Ajaccio

References

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  1. ^ https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Iyambo-ETSHELE-185309/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=iyambo-etshele [bare URL]
  3. ^ Iyambo Etshele at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Iyambo Etshele at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ a b c Stromboni, Alain; Madec, Vincent (20 January 2023). "Football-Coupe de France : les clubs corses et les 16es de finale". France Info Corse Viastella (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. ^ Iyambo Etshele : c'est la joie de vivre, Corse Matin article from 1992–93 season