Teddy Mézague

French footballer

Teddy Mézague
Mézague in 2018
Personal information
Full name Melontsa Teddy William Mézague[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 33)
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
Club Season League FA 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
FC 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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