Mélé Temguia | |
Full Name: | Ngoufack Mélé Temguia |
Birth Date: | 1 August 1995 |
Birth Place: | Darmstadt, Germany |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | Verts de Sherbrooke |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Montreal Impact |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs1: | FC Montreal |
Caps1: | 22 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | FC Cincinnati |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | Hume City |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2018 |
Clubs4: | Valentine Phoenix |
Caps4: | 9 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs5: | FC Edmonton |
Caps5: | 53 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | Forward Madison |
Caps6: | 16 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2023 |
Clubs7: | PEPO |
Caps7: | 15 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 04:43, 4 July 2024 (UTC) |
Ngoufack Mélé Temguia (born 1 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Finnish club PEPO
Temguia was born in Darmstadt, Germany before moving to Montreal, Quebec as a child.[1] He played youth football with Sherbrooke-based club Verts de Sherbrooke until 2011, when he joined the academy of professional club Montreal Impact.[2] [3]
After spending four years with the Montreal Impact Academy, Temguia joined the club's new reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 April 2015 in a 3–0 defeat to the Rochester Rhinos.[5]
In March 2017, FC Cincinnati announced that they had signed Temguia for the 2017 USL season.[6] Following the end of the season, the club announced that Temguia's contract had expired and would not be renewed.[7]
In April 2018, Temguia signed with Australian NPL Victoria side Hume City FC, joining former FC Montreal teammate Zachary Sukunda.[8] He made eleven appearances and scored one goal before leaving Hume mid-season.[9]
On 19 June 2018, Temguia signed with NPL Northern New South Wales side Valentine Phoenix FC.[10] He made nine appearances for Valentine that season.[11]
On 26 February 2019, Temguia signed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[12] In his debut on 4 May 2019, Temguia scored the club's first goal in the Canadian Premier League in a 2–1 win over Valour FC.[13] That season, he made 27 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made another two appearances in the Canadian Championship. On 27 November 2019, Temguia re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[14] On 9 February 2022, the club announced that Temguia and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season.[15]
On 4 March 2022, it was announced that Temguia signed with USL League One club Forward Madison FC.[16]