Roudolphe Douala

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Rudolph Douala
Personal information
Full name	Rudolph M'bela Douala
Date of birth	September 25, 1978 (1978-09-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current club	AS Saint-Étienne
Number	17
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2007 2006-2007 2007-present	Saint-Étienne Boavista C.D. Aves Gil Vicente U.D. Leiria Sporting Clube de Portugal → Portsmouth (loan) Saint-Étienne	00 (0) 40 (6) 28 (4) 31 (4) 66 (15) 47 (5) 07 (0) 12 (0)
National team2
2004-present	Cameroon	11 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20:07, 25 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

For the Duala king see Rudolph Duala Manga Bell.

Rudolph M'bela Douala (born September 25, 1978 in Douala) is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne. He can play in the midfield or as a striker.

Douala started his career at Saint-Étienne but did not make any league appearances for the French club, moving to Portugal when he was 20 years old. There, he played for Boavista FC, União de Leiria and then at Sporting C.P.. On the last day of the 2006 summer transfer window, he moved on loan to Portsmouth, with a view to a permanent signing.

Speculation during the 2007 winter transfer window had linked Douala with a move away from the club, with the player reportedly frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities at Fratton Park. A move never materialized, however, and Douala recently revealed that "on the last day of the transfer window two clubs were calling me all day, but I said 'I want to stay'".

He returned to Sporting Clube de Portugal when his loan contract with Portsmouth ended, and on 14 July 2007, he rejoined old club Saint-Étienne for an undisclosed fee.

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[edit] External links

• BBC profile
• Rodolph Douala career stats at Soccerbase
• Douala Out to Prove Himself in Premier
• L'Equipe profile

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