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Lionel Abate Etoundi (born 25 September 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

Lionel Etoundi

Personal information
Full name	Lionel Abate Etoundi
Date of birth	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Number	28
Youth career
	AS Fortuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	AS Fortuna
2019	→ Real Monarchs (loan)	9	(1)
2020	OFK Žarkovo	0	(0)
2020–2022	Coton Sport
2022	Kuźnia Ustroń		(11)
2022–	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	0	(0)
National team‡
2015	Cameroon U17
	Cameroon U20
	Cameroon U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2020

Club career

He started his career at local Cameroonian side AS Fortuna, from where he made a loan move to the United States joining Real Monarchs.[1] Etoundi made 9 appearances and scored once for the team in the 2019 USL Championship season.[2] He was part of the championship winning team.[3]

On 18 January 2022, he joined Polish fifth division club Kuźnia Ustroń.[4] In July 2022, Etoundi moved to I liga side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, initially to play for their reserve team.[5] On 30 August 2022, he was registered to play in I liga and made his debut for the senior team, scoring once in a 2–1 Polish Cup away loss against Lechia Zielona Góra.[6][7]

International career

Etoundi had been regular in Cameroonian youth squads since 2015, having started then with the U17 level, followed by U20, before joining the U23 squad where it has made greatest impact, especially during 2018.[8]

Honours

Real Monarchs

• USL Championship: 2019[3]

References

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