Etchu Tabe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Etchu Tabe | ||
| Date of birth | July 12, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Buea, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ekenäs IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Brewton-Parker Barons | ||
| 2006–2007 | Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Ljungskile | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | RoPS | 41 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | KuPS | 40 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Ekenäs IF | 40 | (5) |
| 2016 | FC Haka | 17 | (2) |
| 2017– | Ekenäs IF | 40 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2019 | |||
Etchu Tabe (born July 12, 1986) is a Cameroonian-born American soccer player who plays as a defender or striker for Ekenäs IF. At 14, Tabe attended Baldwin High School after moving to Georgia, U.S., from Buea, Cameroon, where his father was a professional soccer player.[1]
Career
[edit]College career
[edit]Tabe played defender during his two years at Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia. He transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University, where during his first year as a junior he led the team in goals scored. Tabe set a Georgia Southwestern record for goals and points with 10 and 26, respectively, on his way to being named to the All-Conference team for the Peach Belt Conference.[2]
Professional career
[edit]On January 11, 2008, Tabe signed with Ljungskile SK.[1]
In the 2008 season, Tabe made 19 appearances for LSK,[3] and 24 (22 league) appearances in 2009. In February 2010, Tabe signed with the Finnish Ykkönen club RoPS. For the 2011 season, the team was promoted to Veikkausliiga, where Tabe made 23 appearances and scored one goal. The team was, however, relegated back to Ykkönen, and Tabe signed a contract with another Veikkausliiga team, KuPS, for the 2012 season.
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b Tabe headed to Sweden for soccer
- ^ Tabe named to All-Conference team
- ^ "LSK Player Details". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
External links
[edit]- mlfsports.com [permanent dead link]
- etchutabe.wordpress.com
- Etchu Tabe at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Buea
- American men's soccer players
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Cameroonian emigrants to the United States
- Brewton–Parker College alumni
- Georgia Southwestern State University alumni
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Rovaniemen Palloseura players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Veikkausliiga players
- People from Milledgeville, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Ekenäs IF players
- FC Haka players
- Men's association football defenders