Full name Huffman Eja-Tabe 2005-06 Toronto Lynx Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.68 m | Playing position Role Soccer player Place of birth Limbe, Cameroon Name Huffman Eja-Tabe | |
Date of birth (1981-05-06) May 6, 1981 (age 34) | ||
Huffman Eja-Tabe (born May 6, 1981 in Limbe, Cameroon) is a professional soccer player who played the majority of his career in Canada particularly in the United Soccer Leagues, and the Canadian Soccer League.
Career
Before turning professional he played four seasons at Algonquin College having been littered with trophies and awards, winning the OCAA Silver Medal in 2001, and the CCAA Championship in 2002. In 2003 again he would win the OCAA Silver Medal and in 2004 the OCAA Provincial Champion. In 2002 and 2004 he was selected as OCAA League All-Star. And was a CCAA All-Canadian selection in 2004.
In 2004, Huffman had a stint in the local amateur league in Ottawa with Ottawa St. Anthony Italia under head coach Hubert Busby, Jr.. He went professional the following year in 2005, after Busby, Jr was appointed the new head coach for Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division and signed Huffman to a contract. He made his debut for the club on April 23, 2005 in the Lynx's season opener against the Portland Timbers, coming on as a substitute for Jamie Dodds. He recorded his first goal for the club on August 21, 2005 in a 1-1 draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders. Huffman returned to Toronto for the 2006 season, and is signing was announced in a press conference unveiling the roster for the upcoming season.
After only appearing in 3 matches he was released in order to make room for new additional signings. For the remainder of the year he signed with the Oakville Blue Devils of the Canadian Soccer League, helping the team clinch the National division and securing a postseason berth. In the playoffs the club reached the quarterfinals, but where defeated to 2-1 by Windsor Border Stars. He left the Blue Devils in 2007 to sign with his hometown the Ottawa Fury of the USL Premier Development League, and made his debut in a match against Brooklyn Knights on 24 June 2007. With Ottawa he finished seventh in the Northeast division failing to acquire a postseason position.