Teddy Mézague

Teddy Mézague
Mézague in 2018
Personal information
Full name Melontsa Teddy William Mézague[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
 Virton
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Montpellier II 77 (7)
2010–2014 Montpellier 14 (0)
2011–2012 → Martigues (loan) 28 (3)
2014–2016 Mouscron 59 (1)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient 17 (1)
2017–2018 Mouscron 29 (3)
2018 Dinamo București 4 (0)
2019 Hapoel Ra'anana 4 (0)
2020–2021 Beroe Stara Zagora 41 (0)
2021–2022 Eyüpspor 30 (0)
2023 Ararat Yerevan 9 (1)
2023 Ararat Yerevan II 4 (2)
2023– Virton 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
Mezague in 2013

Melontsa Teddy William Mézague (born 27 May 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Virton.

Early and personal life

Born in Marseille,[2] Mézague holds both French and Cameroonian nationalities,[3] and his older brother Valéry played for the Cameroon national team.[4]

Career

Mézague spent his early career in France with Montpellier and FC Martigues.[2][5] In July 2014 he moved to Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron,[6] and in August 2016 he moved to English club Leyton Orient.[7] He scored his first and only goal for Leyton Orient against Notts County on 18 February 2017.[8]

On 12 September 2018, Mézague joined Romanian side Dinamo București on a free transfer.[9] After leaving Dinamo in November 2019, he moved to Hapoel Ra'anana in February 2019.[10] In January 2020, Mézague signed a contract with Bulgarian club Beroe Stara Zagora.[11] In June 2021, he signed with Turkish side Eyüpspor, becoming the first foreign player in the club's history.[12]

On 6 March 2023, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Mézague.[13] On 20 June 2023, Ararat Yerevan confirmed the departure of Mézague.[14]

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montpellier 2010–11[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[2] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14[2] 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
Total 14 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
Martigues (loan) 2011–12[2] 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
Montpellier II 2012–13[2] 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2013–14[2] 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
Royal Excel Mouscron 2014–15[2] 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2015–16[2] 34 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
Total 59 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 62 1
Leyton Orient 2016–17[15] 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Career total 145 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 150 9

References

  1. ^ "Teddy Mézague". mondefootball.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Teddy Mézague at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Melontsa-Teddy MEZAGUE". unfp.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ Etienne Fréjus Tchana (10 August 2012). "Football professionnel: Les 19 Camerounais de Ligue 1 sont prêts" (in French). Journal du Cameroun. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Teddy Mézague - Béroé Stara Zagora".
  6. ^ "Foot: Mouscron-Péruwelz engage le défenseur central camerounais de Montpellier Teddy Mézague" (in French). Le Soir. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Teddy Mezague: Leyton Orient sign French centre back". BBC Sport. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Leyton Orient 2-3 Notts County". BBC Sport. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL. Teddy MEZAGUE la Dinamo" (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Teddy Mézague - Hapoel Ra'anana". footballdatabase.eu.
  11. ^ "Официално: Теди Мезаг е футболист на Берое". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Fransız stoper Teddy Mezague Eyüpspor'da! 102 yıl sonra tarihi imza..." hurriyet.com (in Turkish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Պաշտոնական հայտարարություն. Թեդի Մեզագ". fcararat.am (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Պաշտոնական հայտարարություն". fcararat.am (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Teddy Mézague in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2017.


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