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Léandre Tawamba
Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana (born 20 December 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Early in his career, Tawamba played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder, but was converted into a striker in Europe.
Born in Yaoundé, Tawamba was a regular member of Cameroon's Elite One side Aigle Royal Menoua in the 2007–08 season. He later moved to Union Douala, spending there the 2009–10 campaign. In 2011, Tawamba returned to his former club Aigle Royal Menoua, captaining the team in the nation's Elite Two.
In early 2012, Tawamba moved abroad to South Africa and joined FC Cape Town. He scored once in the second half of the 2011–12 National First Division. In June 2012, Tawamba traveled to Slovakia and trained with Slovan Bratislava and Ružomberok, before returning to South Africa and joining National First Division side Mpumalanga Black Aces. He was ultimately transferred to Slovak club Nitra in early 2013. Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Tawamba scored three times in 14 league appearances.[citation needed]
In June 2013, Tawamba switched to Ružomberok, rejoining his Nitra manager Jozef Vukušič. He netted on his league debut on 14 July, scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Žilina. On 10 August, Tawamba scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Trnava. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 13 goals in 31 appearances.[citation needed]
In July 2014, Tawamba returned to Africa and signed with Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, again following his former manager Jozef Vukušič. He represented the side in the 2014 CAF Champions League exclusively, appearing in two games of the group stage against Tunisia's CS Sfaxien and Espérance.
In early 2015, Tawamba returned to Slovakia and joined Zlaté Moravce, but was unable to play in the 2014–15 season. He scored a goal on his debut for the club on 15 August in a 2–2 home draw with Železiarne Podbrezová. On 19 September, Tawamba netted both his team's goals in a 5–2 away loss to Ružomberok. He subsequently scored a hat-trick to give his side a 3–1 win over Skalica on 21 November.
On 1 April 2016, Tawamba transferred to Kazakh club Kairat. He signed a one-plus-two-year contract and was awarded the number 20 shirt. On 29 May, Tawamba scored a stoppage-time back-heel winner to give his team a 3–2 win over Akzhayik. He subsequently made his debut in UEFA competitions, coming on as a substitute for Gerard Gohou in a 1–0 away win against Teuta Durrës in the first leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round on 30 June. A week later in the return leg, Tawamba scored his team's fourth goal in an eventual 5–0 victory at home. He also netted a brace in a 3–2 away win against Irtysh Pavlodar on 17 July. One day before the league's final fixture, on 28 October, Tawamba terminated his contract with Kairat by mutual agreement. He made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions.
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Léandre Tawamba
Léandre Gaël Tawamba Kana (born 20 December 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Early in his career, Tawamba played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder, but was converted into a striker in Europe.
Born in Yaoundé, Tawamba was a regular member of Cameroon's Elite One side Aigle Royal Menoua in the 2007–08 season. He later moved to Union Douala, spending there the 2009–10 campaign. In 2011, Tawamba returned to his former club Aigle Royal Menoua, captaining the team in the nation's Elite Two.
In early 2012, Tawamba moved abroad to South Africa and joined FC Cape Town. He scored once in the second half of the 2011–12 National First Division. In June 2012, Tawamba traveled to Slovakia and trained with Slovan Bratislava and Ružomberok, before returning to South Africa and joining National First Division side Mpumalanga Black Aces. He was ultimately transferred to Slovak club Nitra in early 2013. Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Tawamba scored three times in 14 league appearances.[citation needed]
In June 2013, Tawamba switched to Ružomberok, rejoining his Nitra manager Jozef Vukušič. He netted on his league debut on 14 July, scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Žilina. On 10 August, Tawamba scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Trnava. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 13 goals in 31 appearances.[citation needed]
In July 2014, Tawamba returned to Africa and signed with Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, again following his former manager Jozef Vukušič. He represented the side in the 2014 CAF Champions League exclusively, appearing in two games of the group stage against Tunisia's CS Sfaxien and Espérance.
In early 2015, Tawamba returned to Slovakia and joined Zlaté Moravce, but was unable to play in the 2014–15 season. He scored a goal on his debut for the club on 15 August in a 2–2 home draw with Železiarne Podbrezová. On 19 September, Tawamba netted both his team's goals in a 5–2 away loss to Ružomberok. He subsequently scored a hat-trick to give his side a 3–1 win over Skalica on 21 November.
On 1 April 2016, Tawamba transferred to Kazakh club Kairat. He signed a one-plus-two-year contract and was awarded the number 20 shirt. On 29 May, Tawamba scored a stoppage-time back-heel winner to give his team a 3–2 win over Akzhayik. He subsequently made his debut in UEFA competitions, coming on as a substitute for Gerard Gohou in a 1–0 away win against Teuta Durrës in the first leg of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round on 30 June. A week later in the return leg, Tawamba scored his team's fourth goal in an eventual 5–0 victory at home. He also netted a brace in a 3–2 away win against Irtysh Pavlodar on 17 July. One day before the league's final fixture, on 28 October, Tawamba terminated his contract with Kairat by mutual agreement. He made 29 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions.