Paul-Hervé Essola Tchamba (born 13 December 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He signed for FC Arsenal Kyiv in June 2007. Essola had previously arrived in Ukraine six months previously to play for FC Stal Alchevsk, having been released by French club SC Bastia. In January 2008, he was named in the Cameroon squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul-Hervé Essola Tchamba | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Maritime Douala | ? | (?) |
| 1998–2006 | Bastia | 17 | (0) |
| 2002 | → US Créteil (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2007 | Stal Alchevsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Arsenal Kyiv | 38 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Beijing Baxy | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 104 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
editExternal links
edit- Paul Essola at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Paul Essola at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Paul Essola – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Paul Essola at WorldFootball.net
- Information about Paul Essola