Mélé Temguia

Ngoufack Mélé Temguia (born 1 August 1995) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Edmonton.

Mélé Temguia
Temguia with FC Cincinnati in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ngoufack Mélé Temguia
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995
Place of birth Darmstadt, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Edmonton
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2011 Verts de Sherbrooke
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 22 (0)
2017 FC Cincinnati 1 (0)
2018 Hume City 11 (1)
2018 Valentine Phoenix 9 (0)
2019– FC Edmonton 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2020

Early life

Temguia was born in Darmstadt, Germany before moving to Montreal, Quebec as a child.[1] He played youth football with Sherbrooke-based club Verts de Sherbrooke until 2011, when he joined the academy of professional club Montreal Impact.[2][3]

Club career

FC Montreal

After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Temguia joined the club's new reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 April 2015 in a 3–0 defeat to the Rochester Rhinos.[5]

FC Cincinnati

In March 2017, FC Cincinnati announced that they had signed Temguia for the 2017 USL season.[6] Following the end of the season, the club announced that Temguia's contract had expired and would not be renewed.[7]

Hume City

In April 2018, Temguia signed with Australian NPL Victoria side Hume City FC, joining former FC Montreal teammate Zachary Sukunda.[8] He made eleven appearances and scored one goal before leaving Hume mid-season.[9]

Valentine Phoenix

On 19 June 2018, Temguia signed with NPL Northern New South Wales side Valentine Phoenix FC.[10] He made nine appearances for Valentine that season.[11]

FC Edmonton

On 26 February 2019, Temguia signed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[12] In his debut on 4 May 2019, Temguia scored the club's first goal in the Canadian Premier League in a 2–1 win over Valour FC.[13] That season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made another two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[13] On 27 November 2019, Temguia re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[14]

References
  1. "Mélé Temguia bio". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "PTS-Ligue Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "74 - Mélé Temguia". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. "FC Montreal loses 3-0 to Rochester". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. "Cincinnati Signs Young Defender Temguia". USL Soccer. 21 March 2017.
  7. Kimura, Fumi (25 October 2017). "Nine Return for 2018". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. Tim Mitchell (5 April 2018). "NPL soccer: Mele Temguia makes immediate impact for Hume City after last-minute signing". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. Craig Kerry (19 June 2018). "NPL: Valentine bring in second mid-season recruit to bolster squad". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. "Mele Temguia". National Premier Leagues. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. "FC Edmonton Announces Signings of Two Players". FC Edmonton. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. "M. Temguia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  14. "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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