Full name Joseph Marie Minala Years Team Weight 80 kg Number 7 Height 1.84 m | Playing position Place of birth Yaounde, Cameroon Name Joseph Minala | |
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Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 19) Similar People Mamadou Tounkara, Taribo West, Simone Inzaghi, Hendry Thomas, Luca Crecco | ||
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Joseph Marie Minala (born 24 August 1996) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder Serie B side Salernitana on loan from Lazio.
Contents
- Joseph minala best skills goals 2015 hd
- Joseph minala lazio insists striker is 17 not 41
- Early career
- Lazio
- Loan to Bari
- Loan to Latina
- Loan to Salernitana
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
Joseph minala lazio insists striker is 17 not 41
Early career
At the age of 15, Minala left Yaoundé and moved to Rome. He began playing for amateur club Vigor Perconti and attracted the attention of Napoli, who gave him a two-month trial. He was spotted by Lazio scouts in 2013, while representing the region of Lazio in the Trofeo delle Regioni. He joined Lazio in the summer of 2013.
In early 2014, Minala then made news when his age was publicly disputed by multiple parties. Both Lazio and the player denied the claims. In May 2014, the Italian FA completed their investigation into the claims, confirming the accuracy of his given age and announcing that no disciplinary action would be taken against him or Lazio.
Lazio
Minala broke into Lazio's senior team on 16 March 2014, when he was an unused substitute in the match against Cagliari. He then made his full Serie A debut on 6 April 2014, replacing Senad Lulić for the last 13 minutes of a 2–0 home win against Sampdoria.
Loan to Bari
On 25 August 2014 it was announced that Minala would join on loan Serie B side Bari for the 2014–15 season. On 13 December 2014, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Marco Augusto Romizi, he scored his first career goal, the last-minute decider in an away victory over Cittadella. A week later, he again scored the only goal to defeat Latina at the Stadio San Nicola. On 28 December 2014, Minala was sent off in a 3–0 home defeat to Spezia. On 11 April 2015, Minala scored the third of his three goals that season, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Crotone with three minutes remaining, six minutes after replacing Cristian Galano. Thirteen days later, as a half-time replacement for Romizi, he was sent off for a second time in a game of the same result against Bologna.
Loan to Latina
On 6 July 2015, Minala was again loaned to a Serie B team, Latina. He made his debut on 9 August 2015, starting in a 4–1 home defeat to Lega Pro team Pavia in the first round of the Coppa Italia. He scored his first goal for the team on 27 October 2015, equalising in a 2–1 loss to Ternana at the Stadio Domenico Francioni.
Loan to Salernitana
On 21 January 2017, Minala joined Serie B side Salernitana on loan with an option to buy.
International career
Minala played for Cameroon at under-23 level in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. He scored against Sierra Leone in a 1–1 draw on 30 May 2015, but Cameroon were eliminated in the second round on away goals.