Juan Pablo Mbela

Juan Pablo Mbela
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Mbela Roku
Date of birth	5 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker, left winger
Youth career
1998–2000	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2005	ASM Vénissieux
2005–2006	SR Colmar
2006–2007	Gap HAFC
2007–2008	Rhône-Crussol
2009	Saint-Priest
2010	Ain Sud
2010–2011	Le Puy Foot
2011	Saint-Priest
2012	CO Saint-Pierre
International career
2008–2010	Equatorial Guinea
2011	Equatorial Guinea B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Pablo Mbela Roku (born 5 August 1982) is an Equatoguinean former professional football who played as a striker.

Club career

Mbela was born in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. He was formed as footballer at RC Strasbourg. Between 2000 and 2008, he played for French lower-league clubs: ASM Vénissieux, SR Colmar, Gap HAFC and Rhône-Crussol.

In January 2009, Mbela tried in the Italian Third Division side Crotone, but returned to France the following month.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012 he played for CO Saint-Pierre in the second division of Réunion.^[1]

Discovered and called by Vicente Engonga, Mbela played for Equatorial Guinea national team in two World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches, against Sierra Leone (in Freetown, Sierra Leone) and South Africa (in Malabo). In 2009 he also featured in a friendly match against Ivory Coast and in August 2010 against Morocco.

^ Mermet, Christopher (30 June 2012). "[Sport] Football : En bref". Clicanoo.ree (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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