Mélé Temguia

Mélé Temguia
Temguia with FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ngoufack Mélé Temguia
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Darmstadt, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2009–2011 Verts de Sherbrooke
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 22 (0)
2017 FC Cincinnati 1 (0)
2018 Hume City 11 (1)
2018 Valentine Phoenix 9 (0)
2019–2021 FC Edmonton 53 (2)
2022 Forward Madison 16 (1)
2023 PEPO 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Ngoufack Mélé Temguia (born 1 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Finnish club PEPO

Early life

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Temguia was born in Darmstadt, Germany before moving to Montreal, Quebec as a child.[1] He played youth football with Sherbrooke-based club Verts de Sherbrooke until 2011, when he joined the academy of professional club Montreal Impact.[2][3]

Career

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FC Montreal

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After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Temguia joined the club's new reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 April 2015 in a 3–0 defeat to the Rochester Rhinos.[5]

FC Cincinnati

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In March 2017, FC Cincinnati announced that they had signed Temguia for the 2017 USL season.[6] Following the end of the season, the club announced that Temguia's contract had expired and would not be renewed.[7]

Hume City

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In April 2018, Temguia signed with Australian NPL Victoria side Hume City FC, joining former FC Montreal teammate Zachary Sukunda.[8] He made eleven appearances and scored one goal before leaving Hume mid-season.[9]

Valentine Phoenix

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On 19 June 2018, Temguia signed with NPL Northern New South Wales side Valentine Phoenix FC.[10] He made nine appearances for Valentine that season.[11]

FC Edmonton

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On 26 February 2019, Temguia signed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[12] In his debut on 4 May 2019, Temguia scored the club's first goal in the Canadian Premier League in a 2–1 win over Valour FC.[13] That season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made another two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[13] On 27 November 2019, Temguia re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[14] On 9 February 2022, the club announced that Temguia and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season.[15]

Forward Madison FC

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On 4 March 2022, it was announced that Temguia signed with USL League One club Forward Madison FC.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Mélé Temguia bio". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "74 - Mélé Temguia". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "FC Montreal loses 3-0 to Rochester". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati Signs Young Defender Temguia". USL Soccer. 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ Kimura, Fumi (25 October 2017). "Nine Return for 2018". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ Tim Mitchell (5 April 2018). "NPL soccer: Mele Temguia makes immediate impact for Hume City after last-minute signing". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ Craig Kerry (19 June 2018). "NPL: Valentine bring in second mid-season recruit to bolster squad". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Two Players". FC Edmonton. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b "M. Temguia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Forward Madison signs German-born center back Mélé Temguia". Madison365. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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