Iyambo Etshele Explained

Iyambo Etshele
Fullname:Iyambo Mara Etshele
Birth Date:1968 9, df=yes[1] [2]
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Height:1.69 m
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:AS Kalamu
Years2:1988–1993
Clubs2:Gazélec Ajaccio
Caps2:127
Goals2:6
Years3:1993–1994
Clubs3:Valenciennes-Anzin
Caps3:26
Goals3:0
Years4:1994–1995
Clubs4:Lille
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Years5:1995–1996
Clubs5:Le Havre
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:1996–1998
Clubs6:US Saint-Denis
Caps6:60
Goals6:1
Years7:1999–2000
Clubs7:CM Aubervilliers
Nationalteam1:Zaire
Nationalcaps1:15+

Iyambo Mara Etshele (born 28 September 1968) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a squad member of the Zaire national team at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations. He was naturalized French in the early 1990s.

Career

On 13 March 1990, while at French Division 3 club Gazélec Ajaccio, Etshele scored in his club's 3–1 loss against Marseille in the round of 16 of the 1989–90 Coupe de France.[3] At the end of the season, Gazélec Ajaccio achieved promotion to French Division 2.[3]

Etshele obtained French nationality during the 1991–92 season.[4]

Honours

Gazélec Ajaccio

Notes and References

  1. https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Iyambo-ETSHELE-185309/
  2. https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=iyambo-etshele
  3. Web site: Stromboni . Alain . Madec . Vincent . Football-Coupe de France : les clubs corses et les 16es de finale . France Info Corse Viastella . 9 February 2023 . French . 20 January 2023.
  4. Iyambo Etshele : c'est la joie de vivre, Corse Matin article from 1992–93 season