Stephane Emaná

Stephane Emaná
Personal information
Full name Stephane Onesime Emaná
Date of birth (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
Number 30
Youth career
Betis
2011–2012 Xerez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Xerez B 25 (18)
2013 Xerez 3 (0)
2013–2016 Pobla Mafumet 79 (23)
2014– Gimnàstic 12 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.


Stephane Onesime Emaná (born 17 June 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a forward.

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Emaná graduated from Real Betis' youth system, but left the club in September 2011, after failing to obtain a Spanish nationality.[1] Late in the month he joined Xerez CD, and made his senior debut in the 2011–12 campaign by scoring 15 goals in only 19 matches with the reserve side in Tercera División.

In July 2012 Emaná was called up to the pre-season with the main squad, but subsequently remained with the B's. He made his professional debut on 17 February of the following year, in a 0–3 Segunda División away loss against CD Numancia.[2]

On 26 July 2013 Emaná signed a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, being assigned to its farm team also in the fourth level.[3] On 4 January 2016 he extended his contract until 2019,[4] after appearing once with the first team in Segunda División B.

Emaná appeared with the main squad for the second time on 9 January 2016, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Marcos de la Espada in a 1–2 home loss against CD Lugo; his brother also appeared for Nàstic in the match.[5] Eight days later he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 3–1 win at Deportivo Alavés, receiving an assist from his brother.[6]

Personal life

His older brother, Achille, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he represented Cameroon in more than 40 occasions.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "El club deja salir al hermano de Emana por temas burocráticos" [Club let Emana's brother leave due to bureaucratic problems] (in Spanish). Beticismo. 25 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "El Xerez prolonga su agonía" [Xerez extends its agony] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "El Nàstic ficha a Emaná, del Xerez, que tendrá ficha de la Pobla" [Nàstic signs Emaná from Xerez, who will be registered for Pobla] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 26 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Stéphane Emaná amplia su contrato con el Nàstic" [Stéphane Emaná extends his contract with Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ocho minutos de locura" [Eight minutes of madness] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Un Nástic muy efectivo asalta Mendizorroza" [A very effective Nàstic takes Mendiorroza] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Achille Emaná: "Mi hermano demostrará lo que vale si le dan la oportunidad de jugar"" [Achille Emaná: "My brother will show what he is worth, if given the opportunity to play"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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