Christophe Atangana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Atangana Assimba | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iturrigorri | |||
| 2010–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Basconia | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Bilbao Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Leioa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Leioa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Somorrostro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Arenas (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Gabala | 36 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Cameroon U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Christophe Atangana Assimba (born 2 March 2000) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gabala.
Club career
[edit]Atangana started his career with Spanish La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, having lived in the city since childhood.[2] In 2016 he made his senior debut for Basconia, Athletic's farm team, in the fourth tier.[3][4]
In 2018, he was promoted to the reserve team Bilbao Athletic but was deemed to be only the fourth choice (behind Unai Etxebarria, Hodei Oleaga and Ander Iru) and was sent on loan to local third tier club Leioa where he was backup to the more experienced Urtzi Iturrioz.[5] At the start of 2019–20 Atangana found himself behind new signings Jokin Ezkieta and Julen Agirrezabala in the selection queue in Bilbao and returned to Leioa, but again played rarely so switched to Somorrostro (fourth tier) mid-season in search of more match action,[6] only for that campaign to be curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Arenas (third tier) but was unable to displace Diego Carrio as the regular starting goalkeeper.[7]
In August 2021, after being released by Athletic Bilbao, Atangana signed for Gabala in Azerbaijan.[8] On 10 December 2021, he debuted for Gabala during a 2–1 win over MOIK.[9] On 17 August 2024, Gabala announced that Atangana had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[10]
International career
[edit]Atangana was selected for the Cameroon under-20 team for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification fixtures, in which his team eliminated Uganda over two legs[11] but lost to Mali.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 April 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gabala | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Christophe Atangana at BDFutbol
- ^ "Chris Atangana, portero del filial del Athletic, con Camerún Sub-20" [Chris Atangana, goalkeeper for the Athletic subsidiary, with Cameroon U-20]. as.com. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "El Basconia se nutre de 11 jugadores juveniles del Athletic" [Basconia is nourished by 11 youth players from Athletic]. eldesmarque.com. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Atangana surge entre los sucesores de Arrizabalaga" [Atangana emerges among the successors of Arrizabalaga]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "El portero Atangana se va cedido del Athletic al Leioa" [Goalkeeper Atangana leaves on loan from Athletic to Leioa]. as.com. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "De Miguel, cedido al Leioa y Atangana, al Somorrostro" [De Miguel, on loan to Leioa and Atangana, to Somorrostro]. athletic-club.eus. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Atangana: "Kameni me ha aconsejado de cara al futuro"" [Atangana: "Kameni has advised me for the future"]. elcorrero.com. 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Atangana, ya en el FK Qäbälä: "Tenía ganas de salir y ver mundo"" [Atangana, already at FK Qäbälä: "I wanted to go out and see the world"]. elcorreo.com. 1 August 2021.
- ^ Christophe Atangana at Soccerway
- ^ "MƏLUMAT". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala SC. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Cameroon ejects Uganda after tense penalty shoot-out | CAF U-20 Qualifiers, Kawowo Sports, 18 May 2018
- ^ Éliminatoires CAN U20: les Aiglons du Mali étripent les lionceaux du Cameroun 3-0 [CAN U20 qualifiers: the Aiglons of Mali gut the lion cubs of Cameroon 3-0], Actu Cameroun, 23 July 2018 (in French)
- ^ Christophe Atangana at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
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