Léandre Tawamba

Léandre Tawamba
Tawamba with Partizan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana
Date of birth (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun
Youth career
Eding Sport
Jeunesse Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Aigle Royal Menoua
2009–2010 Union Douala
2011 Aigle Royal Menoua
2012 FC Cape Town 1 (0)
2013 Nitra 14 (3)
2013–2014 Ružomberok 31 (13)
2014 Al Ahly Benghazi 0 (0)
2015–2016 Zlaté Moravce 19 (11)
2016 Kairat 23 (4)
2016–2018 Partizan 48 (14)
2018- Al-Taawoun 2 (2)
National team‡
2018– Cameroon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2018

Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana (born 20 December 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudian club Al-Taawoun.

Early into his career, Tawamba played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, but was converted into a forward after arriving to Europe.

Club career

Early years

Born in Yaoundé, Tawamba made his senior debuts with Aigle Royal Menoua in 2007.[1] He subsequently played for Union Douala, before returning to Aigle Royal Menoua. In early 2012, Tawamba moved abroad to South Africa and joined FC Cape Town.[2] He made one appearance for the club.[3]

Slovakia

In June 2012, Tawamba traveled to Slovakia and spent some time training at Slovan Bratislava and Ružomberok,[4][5] but failed to earn a contract. He ultimately signed with fellow Slovak club Nitra in early 2013.[6] Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Tawamba scored three times in 14 league appearances.

In June 2013, Tawamba switched to Ružomberok, rejoining his Nitra manager Jozef Vukušič.[7] He netted on his league debut on 14 July, scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Žilina.[8] On 10 August, Tawamba scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Trnava.[9] He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 13 goals from 31 appearances.

Libya

In July 2014, Tawamba returned to Africa and signed with Libyan club Al Ahly Benghazi, again following his former manager Jozef Vukušič.[10] He represented the side in the 2014 CAF Champions League exclusively, appearing in two games of the group stage against Tunisian clubs Sfax and Espérance.[11]

Return to Slovakia

In early 2015, Tawamba returned to Slovakia and joined Zlaté Moravce,[12][13] but was unable to play in the 2014–15 season. He scored a goal on his debut for the club on 15 August in a 2–2 home draw with Železiarne Podbrezová.[14] On 19 September, Tawamba netted both his team's goals in a 2–5 away loss to Ružomberok.[15] He subsequently scored a hat-trick to give his side a 3–1 win over Skalica on 21 November.[16]

Kazakhstan

On 1 April 2016, Tawamba transferred to Kazakh club Kairat.[17] He signed a one-plus-two-year contract and was awarded the number 20 shirt. On 29 May, Tawamba scored a stoppage-time back-heel winner to give his team a 3–2 win over Akzhayik.[18] He subsequently made his debut in UEFA competitions, coming on as a substitute for Gerard Gohou in a 1–0 away win against Teuta Durrës in the first leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round on 30 June. A week later in the return leg, Tawamba scored his team's fourth goal in an eventual 5–0 victory at home. He also netted a brace in a 3–2 away win against Irtysh Pavlodar on 17 July. One day before the league's final fixture, on 28 October, Tawamba terminated his contract with Kairat by mutual agreement.[19] He made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions.

Partizan

In November 2016, Tawamba moved to Serbia signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[20] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home league win over Metalac Gornji Milanovac on 8 March 2017.[21] In his first Belgrade derby, Tawamba scored the team's second goal in an eventual 3–1 away win over Red Star Belgrade on 18 April.[22] He eventually finished the season collecting the double.[23]

On 22 July 2017, Tawamba scored a brace in the league's opener versus Mačva Šabac, as Partizan won the game 6–1.[24] He also netted the opening goal in a 1–3 loss to Olympiacos in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 25 July.[25][26] In the return leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Tawamba scored the opener in a 4–0 away win against Videoton on 24 August, thus helping Partizan progress to the group stage.[27] He subsequently found the back of the net in a 2–3 home loss to Dynamo Kyiv in Group B on 28 September.[28] In the fourth game of the group stage, on 2 November, Tawamba scored a goal to give his team a 2–0 home win over Skënderbeu Korçë.[29] He also scored the opener in a 2–1 home win over Young Boys, on 23 November, as Partizan advanced to the knockout stage after 13 years.[30]

International career

In 2009, Tawamba was named in Cameroon's preliminary squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but was later dropped from the final 21-man squad.[31]

In 2011, Tawamba was called up to the Cameroon U23 team in preparation for the 2011 All-Africa Games.[32]

On March 12, 2018, Tawamba received a call for the main Cameroon national team for the friendly game against Kuwait played on March 25, 2018.[33] He debuted on that match having played as starter.[34]

Statistics

As of 8 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season National League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Cape Town 2011–12 National First Division —
Total —
Nitra 2012–13 Slovak Super Liga 14300—143
Total 14300—143
Ružomberok 2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 311340—3513
Total 311340—3513
Al Ahly Benghazi 2014 — ——2020
Total ——2020
Zlaté Moravce 2015–16 Slovak Super Liga 191132—2213
Total 191132—2213
Kairat 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League 2342141296
Total 2342141296
Partizan 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 1623000192
2017–18 2911311364518
Total 4513611366420
Career total 1324415419716655

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ↑ "Mtn Elite One : Cotonsport freiné par Aigle à Dschang" (in French). camfoot.com. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jabu Mahlangu completes FC Cape Town move". kickoff.com. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "L. Tawamba Kana". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Do Slovana prišiel z Portugalska aj Srb Obradovič" (in Slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tawamba Kana na skúške v Ružomberku" (in Slovak). profutbal.sk. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Po Pauknerovi sa balia aj Kolár s Ivančíkom, posíl je zatiaľ sedem" (in Slovak). mynitra.sme.sk. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tawamba mení dres, odchádza z Nitry na Liptov" (in Slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Žilina začala sezónu remízou v Ružomberku" (in Slovak). webnoviny.sk. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Futbalisti ´Ruže´zdolali Spartak, dva góly strelil Tawamba" (in Slovak). webnoviny.sk. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Vukušič zlanáril do Líbye Tawambu i Zošáka z Ružomberka" (in Slovak). moravce.dnes24.sk. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tawamba Kana". ahly.ly. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "FC ViOn poriadne obmenil káder: Za Zlaté Moravce bude hrať futbalista z Brazílie" (in Slovak). moravce.dnes24.sk. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tawamba Kana zahviezdil v zápase proti Šali: Za ViOn strelil hneď dva góly" (in Slovak). moravce.dnes24.sk. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "ViOn po remíze s Podbrezovou s prvým bodom, Frťala: Boli sme lepší (video)" (in Slovak). profutbal.sk. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Video: Michalovce zdolali Trnavu, Skalica bodovala v Žiline" (in Slovak). webnoviny.sk. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Trenčín sa stal jesenným majstrom, Žilina prehrala v Senici" (in Slovak). webnoviny.sk. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  17. ↑ ""Кайрат" подписал камерунского форварда" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "This Guy Just Scored The Most Insane Backheel Goal In The History Of Football". sickchirpse.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Камерунец Тавамба покинул "Кайрат"" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Leandre Tawamba potpisao za Partizan" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Partizan lako slavio pred 1.000 navijača" (in Serbian). b92.net. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Leonardo pokorio Marakanu, Partizan stigao Zvezdu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  23. ↑ "Milenković doneo duplu krunu Partizanu!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "PARTIZAN – MAČVA 6:1 (4:0)" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Emmanuel Emenike scores on his debut in Olympiacos win". goal.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Tawamba On Target As FK Partizan Lost At Home". sports24cameroon.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Partizan pregazio Videoton za Ligu Evrope!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Kakav šok u Humskoj, Partizan prokockao prednost od 2:0! [VIDEO]" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "Partizan dobio meč loptu za evropsko proleće! [FOTO + VIDEO]" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  30. ↑ "Partizan zimuje u Evropi! [VIDEO+FOTO]" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Coupe du monde junior Egypte 2009 : Les 21 d'Alain Wabo" (in French). camfoot.com. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "U-23 : 30 joueurs convoqués" (in French). camfoot.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  33. ↑ Veliko priznanje za Partizan: Tavamba pozvan u reprezentaciju Kameruna "Major recognition for Partizan:Tawamba was called for Cameroon" at Sportski žurnal, 12-3-2018 (in Serbian)
  34. ↑ Kuwait vs Cameroon match report at Soccerway
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