Stéphane Mbia

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Stéphane Mbia
Personal information
Mbia playing for Marseille in 2010
Full name	Stéphane Mbia Etoundi
Date of birth	(1986-05-20) 20 May 1986
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sevilla (loan from Queens Park Rangers)
Number	22
Youth career
2003–2004	Kadji Sports Academy
2004	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2009	Rennes	105	(4)
2009–2012	Marseille	69	(5)
2012–	Queens Park Rangers	29	(0)
2013–	→ Sevilla (loan)	9	(1)
National team^‡
2005–	Cameroon	41	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:04, 4 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2012

Stéphane Mbia (born 20 May 1986) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga, on loan from Queens Park Rangers, as a defensive midfielder. A strong, powerful and technically gifted player, Mbia primarily plays as a defensive midfielder although he is capable of playing as either a centre half or a full back should the need arise.

Mbia has also represented the Cameroon national football team on 41 occasions since winning his first cap in 2005. He has scored a total of 3 goals in his international career, scoring once against Liberia during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on the 3 June 2007 and twice versus Tunisia during the quarter-finals of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana on 4 February 2008.

Career

Stade Rennais

Born in Yaoundé, Mbia made his début for the Rennes first team during the 2005–06 season, going on to making a handful of appearances. The Cameroonian scored his first Ligue 1 goal for the club in November 2006 against the incumbent French champions Lyon.

On 18 April 2007, Mbia was abused by Lyon player Milan Baroš. This led to disciplinary action being taken against Baroš by the French Football Federation, who banned the striker for three matches for implying that Mbia smelt. The Federation later ruled that although Baroš was guilty of implying Mbia smelt, the remark was not made in a racial context.^[1]^[2]

Marseille

On 14 July 2009, Mbia completed his £10.4 million move to Marseille from Rennes, going on to play a vital role in Marseille's victorious Ligue 1 campaign that season, starting off as a defensive midfielder but later making the transition to the role of centre back alongside former Charlton Athletic powerhouse Souleymane Diawara. His redeployment at centre back was a success and he played the rest of the season in this position, where he was considered to be one of the best performers in Didier Deschamps' talented, diverse squad, all the while forming a formidable defensive partnership with Diawara.

Queens Park Rangers

On 31 August 2012 Mbia signed a two-year deal with English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers, transferring from Marseille for an undisclosed fee, with Joey Barton heading in the opposite direction on a season-long loan.^[3]^[4]

On 27 October 2012, Mbia was sent off seventeen minutes from the end of only his fourth league appearance for QPR, a 1–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. He was dismissed in the 79th minute for violent conduct after kicking Gunners defender Thomas Vermaelen in retaliation to a strong challenge that had left Mbia floored. He received the standard three-match ban from the FA, and became ineligible for QPR's league games versus Reading, Stoke City and Southampton. On 6 May 2013, Mbia had tweeted to Joey Barton, asking him if he would like to switch seats with him as Marseille hinting that he wants to leave Queen Park Rangers after they were relegated from the Premier League.^[5]

International career

Mbia played international football at junior level for Cameroon. He was part of the Cameroon squad that competed in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, where his side were eliminated in the group stage.^[6]

He made his debut for the Cameroon national team in 2005. He was part of the squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, where Mbia scored twice against Tunisia in the quarter-finals.

Mbia was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2008 Olympics in China, playing in all four of his teams matches, and scoring once against Honduras.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2013

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	2012–13	Premier League	16	0	2	0	1	0	—		19	0
Career total			16	0	2	0	1	0	—		19	0

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2007	Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	0 – 1	1 – 2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	4 February 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Tunisia	0 – 1	2 – 3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals
3.	4 February 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Tunisia	2 – 3	2 – 3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations – Quarter-finals

Personal life

Mbia is the older brother of footballer Franck Etoundi, who currently plays in Switzerland.

Mbia holds a French passport, having previously resided in the country for more than five years.

Mbia's surname is often misspelt by various media as M'Bia whereas the correct spelling is Mbia without the apostrophe and capital 'B'.

Mbia is married and has a son. The family live in Camberwell, London.

Honours

Rennes

Intertoto Cup (1): 2008

Marseille

Ligue 1 (1): 2009-10
Trophée des Champions (2): 2010, 2011
Coupe de la Ligue (3): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12

Individual

2008 Africa Cup of Nations: Team of the Tournament

References

↑ BBC SPORT | Football | African | Baros in racism row over Mbia. BBC News (20 April 2007). Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
↑ BBC SPORT | Football | African | Baros banned for Mbia incident. BBC News (4 May 2007). Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: STEPHANE SEALS SWITCH". QPR. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: BARTON JOINS MARSEILLE". QPR. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
↑ "Mbia sent off versus Arsenal; match report 27 October 2012".
↑ Mbia: The place to be. Fifa.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
↑ Stéphane Mbia – FIFA competition record

External links

v t e Sevilla FC – current squad

1 Varas 2 Fazio 3 Navarro 5 Figueiras 6 Carriço 7 Marin 8 Cristóforo 9 Bacca 11 Rakitić (c) 12 Iborra 13 Beto 14 Alberto 15 Trochowski 16 Cheryshev 17 Jairo 18 Gameiro 19 Reyes 20 Vitolo 21 Pareja 22 Mbia 23 Coke 24 Cicinho Coach: Emery

Cameroon squads

v t e Cameroon squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up

1 Kameni 2 Binya 3 Tchato 4 R. Song 5 Atouba 6 Angbwa 7 M'bami 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 Emana 11 Makoun 12 N'Kong 13 N'Guémo 14 Epalle 15 A. Song 16 Hamidou 17 Idrissou 18 Tomou 19 Mbia 20 Essola 21 Job 22 Mbarga 23 Bikey Coach: Pfister

v t e Cameroon men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Tignyemb 2 Baning 3 Ghomsi 4 Bikey 5 Song 6 Mbia 7 Mboua 8 Mandjeck 9 Songo'o 10 Bekamenga 11 Bebbe 12 Bebey 13 N'Koulou 14 Chedjou 15 N'Gal 16 Mayebi 17 Ollé Ollé 18 Enam 22 Adiaba Coach: Ntoungou

v t e Cameroon squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Kameni 2 Binya 3 N'koulou 4 R. Song 5 Chedjou 6 A. Song 7 N'Guémo 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 Emana 11 Makoun 12 Bedimo 13 Tchoyi 14 Alo'o 15 Webó 16 Hamidou 17 Idrissou 18 Enoh 19 Mbia 20 Mandjeck 21 Matip 22 N'dy Assembé 23 Bikey Coach: Le Guen

v t e Cameroon squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

1 Kameni 2 Assou-Ekotto 3 N'Koulou 4 R. Song 5 Bassong 6 A. Song 7 N'Guémo 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o (c) 10 Emana 11 Makoun 12 Bong 13 Choupo-Moting 14 Chedjou 15 Webó 16 Souleymanou 17 Idrissou 18 Enoh 19 Mbia 20 Mandjeck 21 Matip 22 N'dy Assembé 23 Aboubakar Coach: Le Guen

Persondata
Name	Mbia , Stephane
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	20 May 1986
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of death
Place of death

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