Franck Etoundi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Franck Etoundi

| fullname = Franck M'bia Etoundi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|08|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Douala, Cameroon

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2004–2008

| youthclubs1 = Dragons Yaoundé

| years1 = 2009

| clubs1 = Ouragan FC

| caps1 = 14

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = Neuchâtel Xamax

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2010–2011

| clubs3 = → FC Bienne (loan)

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2011–2013

| clubs4 = St. Gallen

| caps4 = 46

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2013–2016

| clubs5 = Zürich

| caps5 = 74

| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Kasımpaşa

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = Boluspor

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = Sochaux

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2019–2021

| clubs9 = Slaven Belupo

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = AS Vitré

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2022

| clubs11 = UN Käerjéng 97

| caps11 = 10

| goals11 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 13:52, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Franck M'bia Etoundi (born 30 August 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker.{{Soccerway|116472}} At international level, he made eleven appearances for the Cameroon national team scoring once.

Career

Born in Douala, Etoundi began his career 2004 with Dragons Yaoundé{{Cite web |url=http://www.camfoot.com/Gilles-Augustin-Binya-Il-nous.html |title=Gilles Augustin Binya : "Il nous reste deux finales..." - Camfoot.com |access-date=21 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923031508/http://www.camfoot.com/Gilles-Augustin-Binya-Il-nous.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead }} and joined 2009 to Ouragan FC de Biyem Assi.[http://www.fecafootonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1542.pdf Page 1 1 LISTING DES CONTRATS DES JOUEURS ET DES ENTRAINEURS HOMOLOGUES PAR LA COMMISSION DU STATUT DU JOUEUR AU 24 AOÛT 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710234305/http://www.fecafootonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1542.pdf |date=10 July 2011 }}

In September 2009, Etoundi left his club Ouragan FC to sign his first professional contract in Europe for Neuchâtel Xamax, earning his first professional cap in the Swiss Super League on 14 February 2010 against FC Basel. On 27 April 2010, Neuchâtel Xamax confirmed his expiring contract would not renewed and he could leave the club.[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/sport/fussball/sporttickerdepartment/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20100427brz006_1.5573162.html Xamax mistet aus (Sport, Fussball, NZZ Online)]

On 17 May 2010, he began a trial with the Swiss club FC Biel-Bienne{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcbiel-bienne.ch/con/cms/front_content.php?idcat=3&artid=1283&ridcat=3&cpage=1 |title=17.05.10 - Zwei Abgänge und drei Zuzüge: FC Biel/Bienne – offizielle Website, site Web officiel |access-date=21 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706232206/http://www.fcbiel-bienne.ch/con/cms/front_content.php?idcat=3&artid=1283&ridcat=3&cpage=1 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} and signed a contract with the Swiss Challenge League team three days later.[http://www.rjb.ch/rjb/Actualite/Sportive/20510Velosi-et-Etoundi-signent-au-FC-Bienne.html Velosi et Etoundi signent au FC Bienne]

In 2011–2012 Etoundi signed a new contract with FC St. Gallen until 2013 with an option for an additional year.{{cite web|url=http://www.fussball.ch/Franck+Etoundi+wechselt+zum+FC+St+Gallen/497483/detail.htm|title=Franck Etoundi wechselt zum FC St.Gallen| publisher=fussball.ch| date=22 June 2011| accessdate=22 June 2011}}

After {{frac|2|1|2}} years in Turkey, he left Boluspor in December 2018 and signed a six-month contract in January 2019 with Sochaux in France.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/article/12631|title=Communiqué : Franck Etoundi nouvel attaquant du FCSM|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|date=31 January 2019|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

Following the expiration of his contract with Sochaux, Etoundi was a free player, until he signed on 10 December 2019 with the Croatian side Slaven Belupo.[https://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/franck-etoundi-novi-je-igrac-slaven-belupa/ Franck Etoundi novi je igrač Slaven Belupa] at NK Slaven Belupo official site

Personal life

Franck is the younger brother of Stéphane Mbia.{{cite web |url=http://www.lionindomptable.com/2014/04/24/franck-etoundi-vainqueur-de-la-coupe-de-suisse/ |title=Franck Etoundi, vainqueur de la coupe de Suisse |publisher=Lion Indomptable |date=24 April 2014 |accessdate=1 May 2014 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502070925/http://www.lionindomptable.com/2014/04/24/franck-etoundi-vainqueur-de-la-coupe-de-suisse/ |archive-date=2 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}