Souaibou Marou
{{Short description|Cameroonian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Souaibou Marou
|image =
|fullname = Souaibou Marou{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CAM) |publisher=FIFA |page=5 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|3|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Garoua, Cameroon
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Orlando Pirates
|clubnumber = 32
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Coton Sport
|years1 = 2018–2023
|clubs1 = Coton Sport
|caps1 = 26
|goals1 = 8
|years2 = 2023–
|clubs2 = Orlando Pirates
|caps2 = 7
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2022–
|nationalteam1 = Cameroon
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|club-update = 18 April 2023
}}
Souaibou Marou (born 3 December 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Orlando Pirates and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
Marou started his career with Cameroonian side Coton Sport, helping them win the league{{Cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2022/10/03/cameroun-souaibou-marou-un-attaquant-en-feu/|title=Souaibou Marou, un attaquant en feu!|date=3 October 2022 |publisher=africatopsports.com}} and reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League.{{cite web |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/rigobert-song-names-two-home-based-players-in-cameroon-s-world-cup-squad |title=Rigobert Song names two home based players in Cameroon's World Cup squad |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=10 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}} In October 2022, he won the Cameroonian men's Ballon d'Or for 2022 as the best Cameroonian footballer of the year.{{cite web |last=Agbenou |first=Mensah |url=https://afrikpage.com/2022/10/30/list-of-the-winners-at-the-cameroonian-ballon-dor-2022/ |title=List of the winners at the Cameroonian Ballon d'Or 2022 |work=AfrikPage |date=30 October 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}} In November 2022, it was reported that Marou had reached an agreement to join South African club Orlando Pirates,{{cite web |last=Mark |first=Jonty |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/pirates-sign-cameroon-striker-3-5-million-deal/ |title=Pirates sign Cameroonian World Cup striker in R3.5 million deal – report |work=The Citizen |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}} though Coton Sport denied any contract had yet been signed.{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Craig |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/new-twist-orlando-pirates-striker-marou-souaibou-signing-breaking-14-november-2022/ |title=New twist in Pirates striker signing? |work=The South African |date=14 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}}
International career
He was selected for Cameroon's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kick442.com/marou-souaibou-french-based-defender-included-in-cameroons-provisional-2022-world-cup-squad/|title=Marou Souaibou, French based defender included in Cameroon's provisional 2022 World Cup squad|publisher=kick442.com}} He had earned his first cap for Cameroon hours earlier, and was one of only two domestic-based players to be included in the squad.{{cite web |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2022-11-10-ngadjui-left-out-as-song-names-cameroon-squad-for-world-cup/ |title=Ngadjui left out as Song names Cameroon squad for World Cup |website=TimesLIVE |agency=Reuters |date=10 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|588724}}
{{Orlando Pirates F.C. squad}}
{{Cameroon squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}}
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Cameroon men's international footballers
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Cameroonian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Category:Coton Sport FC de Garoua players
Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players
Category:South African Premier Division players
Category:Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
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