Théophile Abega: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Théophile Abega: profile

Théophile Abega (born 9 July 1954 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) was a Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder. He died on 15 November 2012.

Abega started out at Canon Yaoundé in 1974. He played for 3 clubs in 3 countries between 1974 and 1987. His most appearances came at Toulouse FC (1984–1985), where he made 22 appearances and scored 3 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 22 appearances and 3 goals.

At international level, Abega represented Cameroon (1976–1987), earning 16 caps and scoring 4 goals. Our match database lists 4 of his international goals; the first came against Malawi on 29 June 1980 (World Cup Qualification). He also played for Cameroon at under-23 level.

Yaoundé has produced 306 footballers in our database, including Samuel Umtiti, Roger Milla and Vincent Aboubakar.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1976 (aged about 22)
First international goal: 1980 – aged 25 (match)
Club career: 1974–1987 (14 seasons)
Countries played in: 3: Cameroon, France and Switzerland
Club goals per game: 0.14 (3 in 22)
Shares a birthday with: Sébastien Bassong, Boualem Khoukhi and Moumi Ngamaleu (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1974–1984	Canon Yaoundé	Elite One	–	–
1984–1985	Toulouse FC	Ligue 1	22	3
1985–1987	FC Vevey-Sports 05	2. Liga	–	–
	Total		22	3

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1976–1987	Cameroon	Senior	16	4
1982	Cameroon U23	Under-23	3	0

International goals (4)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	29 Jun 1980	Cameroon 3–0 Malawi	59	World Cup Qualification
2	7 Mar 1984	Cameroon 4–1 Togo	21	Africa Cup of Nations
3	7 Mar 1984	Cameroon 4–1 Togo	61	Africa Cup of Nations
4	18 Mar 1984	Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria	79	Africa Cup of Nations