Leonel Ateba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Leonel Ateba Mbida | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Fc Yaoundé II Formation | ||
| 2018–2019 | AS Etoa Méki | ||
| 2019–2020 | AS Fortuna de Mfou | ||
| 2021–2022 | Cotonsport Garoua | ||
| 2022–2023 | PWD Bamenda | ||
| 2023 | Dynamo Douala | ||
| 2024 | USM Alger | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Simba S.C. | ||
| 2025– | Al-Shorta | ||
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 | |||
Leonel Ateba (born 6 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Shorta in the Iraq Stars League and the Cameroon national team.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]USM Alger
[edit | edit source]On 31 January 2024, Dynamo Douala announced the transfer of Ateba to USM Alger for a period of two and a half years. The signing of the player cost 215,000 euros.[2][3] On 16 February 2024, played Ateba the first match with his new club as a starter against USM Khenchela in the Ligue 1.[4] On social networks information was released, reporting the threat of the Cameroonian club to file a complaint with FIFA against the USM Alger for not having received the transfer money. Legal advisor and expert in FIFA regulations gave explanations, the expert say that the payment must go through the FIFA Clearing House a new procedure established by the international body.[5] Also stated that Leonel Ateba was under contract with his club and did not have to negotiate his transfer on his own. Moreover, he acknowledged his honor by negotiating his employment contract himself, without the need for an intermediary. The expert explained that USM Alger had obtained four mandates from the player's representatives, and for this reason the club preferred Negotiate directly with Dinamo Douala.[5]
On 8 March 2024, Ateba scored a brace against MB Rouissat in the Algerian Cup where he played as a substitute in a match that ended 8–0.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 21 November 2023, Ateba played his first match with the Cameroon national team against Libya in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[7] On 28 December 2023, Rigobert Song announced the list of 27 players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations including Ateba.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 14 June 2024[9][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| USM Alger | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
- ^ All appearance(s) in Confederation Cup
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 3 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- As of match played[10][9]
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ateba goal.
Honours
[edit | edit source]Coton Sport
- Elite One: 2020–21, 2021–22
References
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External links
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- Leonel Ateba at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Douala
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Cameroon men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Coton Sport FC de Garoua players
- USM Alger players
- Al-Shorta SC players
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players