Manuel Sapunga Mbara (born 22 January 1992) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Division club Polokwane City FC and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Sapunga Mbara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polokwane City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–20?? | Kadji Sports Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Leones Vegetarianos | ||
| 2013 | Dolphin | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sony de Elá Nguema | ||
| 2016 | Deportivo Mongomo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Leones Vegetarianos | ||
| 2019–2022 | Futuro Kings | ||
| 2022– | Polokwane City | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2022 | |||
Early life
editSapunga was born in the Bata General Hospital. At age 3, he moved to Cameroon with his paternal grandmother, who was married to a Cameroonian diplomat who worked in the Consulate of Cameroon in Bata. He spent his entire childhood in Cameroon.[2] His maternal grandfather (Mbara) was Kombe and his maternal grandmother Bisio.
Club career
editA product of Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon,[3] Sapunga has played for Leones Vegetarianos FC (two stints), Sony de Elá Nguema, Deportivo Mongomo and Futuro Kings FC in Equatorial Guinea, for Dolphin FC in Nigeria and for Polokwane City FC in South Africa.
International career
editSapunga has been capped for Equatorial Guinea at senior level during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 9 January 2024
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Manuel Sapunga at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Sapunga Mbara: Le gardien de Leones Vegetarianos". Confederation of African Football (in French). 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ LA ENTREVISTA A MANUEL SAPUNGA FUTBOLISTA INTERNACIONAL CON LA SELECCION DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL on YouTube
External links
edit- Manuel Sapunga at ESPN FC
- Manuel Sapunga at FBref.com
- Manuel Sapunga at Global Sports Archive
- Manuel Sapunga on Instagram
- Manuel Sapunga at kicker (in German)
- Manuel Sapunga at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Manuel Sapunga at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Manuel Sapunga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manuel Sapunga at WorldFootball.net
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