Merlin Abdoulaye Tandjigora (born 6 April 1990) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Merlin Koumba Abdoulaye Tandjigora[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-Gentil, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Stade Mandji | ||
| 2004–2008 | ENF Port-Gentil | ||
| 2009–2010 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Stade Mandji | ||
| 2010–2011 | Metz | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Metz B | 24 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Carquefou | 70 | (2) |
| 2015 | Istres | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Leixões | 15 | (3) |
| 2016 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belenenses | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vila Real | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | US Vimy | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Djoliba AC | ||
| 2021–2023 | US Vimy | 35 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Gabon U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Gabon | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Port-Gentil, Tandjigora was a player of the national football school located in his hometown.[2] On 9 July 2010, he became the first player from the academy to sign a professional contract with a European club after signing a one-year contract with Metz.[3][4]
Tandjigora arrived at Metz in 2009 and joined the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team for the 2009–10 season. He played in 21 matches and scored two goals as the reserve team of Metz were crowned champions of the league finishing with 107 points.[5] After the season, Tandjigora signed his first professional contract and was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 12 shirt by new manager Dominique Bijotat. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont. Tandjigora started the match and played 76 minutes in a 3–1 defeat.[6] He made his league debut a week later in a 2–0 defeat to Évian.[7]
Tandjigora was formerly a Gabonese youth international having earned caps with the nation's under-20 team in qualification for the 2009 African Youth Championship. On 30 September 2010, he was called up to the senior team for the first time by coach Gernot Rohr for matches against Oman and Saudi Arabia.[8] He competed for Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]
On 13 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Tandjigore had joined S.C. Vila Real.[10]
Honours
editClub
editStade Mandji
References
edit- ^ "Un sélectionné olympique à l'I2 des professionnels!" (in French). Ligue Atlantique. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Merlin le travailleur" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tandjigora porte le drapeau" (in French). FC Metz. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "Premier contrat professionnel de Tandjigora" (in French). Allez Les Pantheres. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tandjigora passe pro" (in French). Foot Africa 365. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "Clermont v. Metz Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Metz v. Évian Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Les 22 Panthères de Rohr pour le théâtre arabe" (in French). Gaboneco. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Merlin Tandjigora Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Merlin Tandjigora é reforço do SC Vila Real, desportivotransmontano.com, 13 December 2019
External links
edit- Merlin Tandjigora profile at fcmetz.com
- Merlin Tandjigora – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Merlin Tandjigora at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Merlin Tandjigora – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Merlin Tandjigora at National-Football-Teams.com
- Merlin Tandjigora at Soccerway