Leonel Wamba

Leonel Wamba

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Wamba
Date of birth	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Foréké Dschang, Cameroon
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	striker
Team information
Current team	Al Wahda
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Spartaks Jūrmala	25	(14)
2022–2024	CR Belouizdad	54	(17)
2024–	Al Wahda	2	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Cameroon U17	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Leonel Wamba (born 1 September 2002) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Al Wahda.

Club career

On July 22, 2022, Lionel Wamba signed a three-year contract with the Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on the recommendation of Nabil Kouki.^[1][2] Wamba said that he is happy to join CRB and that it is a great club. He said he received offers but preferred CR Belouizdad because they sold him an interesting project. He is here to bring something more to the team. He knows there is a lot of competition, but for him. He will fight as he should, whether in the Ligue 1 or Champions League because it will be the first time for him because Wamba has never played in an African tournament.^[1] On October 2, 2022, Lionel Wamba scored his first goal in the colors of CR Belouizdad against JS Saoura in a 1–0 win. On October 2, 2023, Wamba scored the first hat-trick in his football career in the second round of the Champions League against Bo Rangers to qualify his team to the group stage.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2024 ^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartaks Jūrmala	2021	Optibet Virslīga	25	14	1	0	—		—		26	14
CR Belouizdad	2022–23	Ligue 1	25	7	6	2	11[a]	2	—		42	11
	2023–24		29	10	0	0	7[a]	4	3[b]	0	39	14
Total			54	17	6	2	18	3	3	0	81	22
Career total			79	31	7	2	18	3	3	0	107	36

1. All appearance(s) in Champions League
2. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club

CR Belouizdad

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2022–23^[5]

Cameroon U17

• U-17 Africa Cup of Nations: 2019^[6]

References

1. "CRB : Leonel Wamba, 7e recrue". Competition. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. "Mercato : Un buteur camerounais signe au CR Belouizdad". DZfoot. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
3. "Wamba hat-trick fires Belouizdad into TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage". CAF. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
4. "Leonel Wamba". Soccerway.
5. "Ligue 1 Mobilis: le CR Belouizdad sacré champion pour la 4e fois de suite". APS. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. "CAN U17 : LE CAMEROUN BAT LA GUINÉE AUX TIRS AU BUT ET S'ADJUGE LE TROPHÉE". Football365. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

External links

• Leonel Wamba at Soccerway
• Leonel Wamba on Instagram