Anatole Abang

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Anatole Abang
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Personal information
Full name Anatole Bertrand Abang
Date of birth (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Yaounde, Cameroon
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
New York Red Bulls
Number 9
Youth career
AS Fortuna de Yaounde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Rainbow Bamenda 0 (0)
2015– New York Red Bulls 22 (4)
2015 New York Red Bulls II (loan) 6 (4)
2016 New York Red Bulls II (loan) 4 (3)
International career
2012–2013 Cameroon U17
2014– Cameroon U20
2016– Cameroon 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2016

Anatole Abang (born 6 July 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

Career

Early career

Abang was born in Yaoundé, and started his career with local side AS Fortuna de Yaounde.[1] His rights were subsequently purchased by Rainbow Bamenda.

New York Red Bulls

In early 2015 Abang went on trial with New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Abang impressed during the 2015 pre-season and on 5 March 2015 the Red Bulls announced that they had completed Abang’s transfer from Rainbow FC.[2] Abang made his professional debut for New York on 8 March 2015 coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City.[3] On 6 June 2015 Abang scored his first goal for the senior team in 4-2 loss versus Houston Dynamo.[4] On 28 June 2015 Abang assisted Chris Duvall on his 52nd-minute goal which helped Red Bulls to a 2-1 lead, in an eventual 3-1 derby victory over New York City FC.[5] A few days later, on 1 July 2015 Abang helped the Red Bulls to a victory in the US Open Cup over local rival New York Cosmos, scoring the go ahead goal in a 4-1 victory. [6] On 1 August 2015 Abang scored New York's final goal in a 3-1 away victory over Philadelphia Union.[7]

New York Red Bulls II

During the 2015 season Abang was loaned to New York Red Bulls II. On 4 April 2015 in his first match with the team Abang opened the scoring for New York Red Bulls II, scoring the first goal in club history in a 4-1 victory over Toronto FC II.[8] On 18 April 2015 Abang scored the equalising goal for New York Red Bulls II in a 1-1 draw against the Charleston Battery.[9] On 17 May 2015 Abang scored the lone goal for New York Red Bulls II in another 1-1 draw against Charleston Battery.[10] On 24 May 2015 Abang scored New York's opening goal in a 3-2 victory over FC Montreal.[11]

On 10 April 2016 Abang scored his first goal of the season, helping New York Red Bulls II to a 4-0 victory over Bethlehem Steel FC.[12] On 7 May 2016 Abang scored his second goal of the season in 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[13]

International

Abang has represented Cameroon at the Under-17 level, making his debut with the squad in 2012. He is also a part of Cameroon’s Under-20 player pool.

On 10 March 2016, Abang was called up to Cameroon's senior squad for Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa [14]

Honors

Club

United States New York Red Bulls [15]

Career statistics

As of 14 May 2016[16]
Club Season League MLS Cup/Playoffs US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York Red Bulls 2015 17 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 21 6
2016 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 22 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 26 6
New York Red Bulls II (loan) 2015 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
2016 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Total 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
Career total 32 11 2 1 2 1 0 0 36 13

References

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  16. Anatole Abang at Soccerway

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