Juan Pablo Mbela

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Juan Pablo Mbela Roku (born 5 August 1982) is an Equatoguinean former professional football who played as a striker.

Juan Pablo Mbela
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Mbela Roku
Date of birth (1982-08-05) 5 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker, left winger
Youth career
1998–2000 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 ASM Vénissieux
2005–2006 SR Colmar
2006–2007 Gap HAFC
2007–2008 Rhône-Crussol
2009 Saint-Priest
2010 Ain Sud
2010–2011 Le Puy Foot
2011 Saint-Priest
2012 CO Saint-Pierre
International career
2008–2010 Equatorial Guinea 4 (0)
2011 Equatorial Guinea B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Mbela was born in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. He was formed as footballer at RC Strasbourg. Between 2000 and 2008, he played for French lower-league clubs: ASM Vénissieux, SR Colmar, Gap HAFC and Rhône-Crussol.

In January 2009, Mbela tried in the Italian Third Division side Crotone, but returned to France the following month.[citation needed]

In 2012 he played for CO Saint-Pierre in the second division of Réunion.[1]

International career

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Discovered and called by Vicente Engonga, Mbela played for Equatorial Guinea national team in two World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches, against Sierra Leone (in Freetown, Sierra Leone) and South Africa (in Malabo). In 2009 he also featured in a friendly match against Ivory Coast and in August 2010 against Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ Mermet, Christopher (30 June 2012). "[Sport] Football : En bref". Clicanoo.ree (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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