Tabort Etaka Preston (sometimes referred to as Preston Tabortetaka) (born 10 June 1998) is a Cameroonian football player who plays as a forward for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.
![]() Preston with Hartford Athletic in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bamenda, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rainbow FC | |||
2017 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | (0) |
2018 | KS Kastrioti | 3 | (0) |
2019 | MFK Vyškov | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 31 | (8) |
2020 | San Antonio FC | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Hartford Athletic | 26 | (5) |
2022– | New Mexico United | 26 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Cameroon U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 22 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC) |
Preston began his career in his native Cameroon playing for Rainbow FC.
He was transferred to Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship in January 2018, but did not make an official appearance for the team before being moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[1]
In 2018, Preston made three appearances with Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[2]
In 2019, he moved to Czech club MFK Vyskov.[1]
For the 2019 season, Preston played for Las Vegas Lights. In 31 league appearances with Las Vegas, Preston scored eight goals and recorded three assists in 2,249 minutes played.[3]
Preston signed with San Antonio FC for the 2020 USL season, but after two appearances he and club mutually agreed to part ways.[4]
Preston signed with Hartford Athletic for the 2021 season.[3]
Preston signed a contract for the 2022 season with USL Championship side New Mexico United on December 29, 2021. [5]
Preston has represented Camroon at the U-20 level where he made three appearances at the African U-20 Cup of Nations in 2017.[3]
New Mexico United – current squad | |
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