Charles Eloundou
Charles Eloundou (born 4 December 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Betrand Etoundi Eloundou | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jacksonville Armada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | AS Fortuna de Mfou | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Unisport Bafang (loan) | 20 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Coton Sport (loan) | ||
| 2013 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Colorado Rapids | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Jacksonville Armada | 49 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Nea Salamina | 69 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Anorthosis | 24 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023– | Jacksonville Armada | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U17 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Cameroon U20 | 7 | (8) |
| 2013 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 22 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2013 | |||
Club career
Eloundou began his career with Cameroonian side AS Fortuna de Mfou. He has played on loan with fellow Cameroonian sides Coton Sport FC and Unisport Bafang. While with Unisport he scored 9 goals in 20 matches. His play in Cameroon brought him to the attention of Major League Soccer sides.
On 25 January 2013, Eloundou signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on a one-year loan with an option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2013 season. He was signed via the MLS weighted lottery process, where Real Salt Lake and D.C. United also had the chance to acquire him.
Eloundou signed with the North American Soccer League's Jacksonville Armada FC on 10 March 2016. Eloundou joined the Armada at the beginning of February and at the time of his signing, led Jacksonville in preseason scoring with three goals.
International career
Eloundou has been a prominent member of the Cameroon's Under-17 and Under-20 national teams. He played four matches for the Cameroon B side in the 2012 Nehru Cup. He was called up by the full national team for a friendly match against Tanzania on 6 February 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He made his senior national team debut in that game, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. The game ended in a 1–0 loss.
References
External links
- Charles Eloundou at Major League Soccer
- WestAfricanFootball.com profile
- Charles Eloundou at National-Football-Teams.com
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