Name Merlin Tandjigora Role Football player | Number 25 Height 1.74 m 1998–2004 Stade Mandji Weight 68 kg | |
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Full name Merlin Koumba Abdoulaye Tandjigora Date of birth (1990-04-06) 6 April 1990 (age 25) Current teams USJA Carquefou (#12 / Midfielder), Gabon national football team (Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Port-Gentil, Gabon Playing position | ||
Merlin Abdoulaye Tandjigora (born 6 April 1990 in Port-Gentil) is a Gabonese football player who plays for Belenenses. He plays as a central midfielder and previously played at the professional level with Metz.
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Career
Tandjigora is a graduate of the National Football School located in his hometown. On 9 July 2010, he became the first player from the academy to sign a professional contract with a European club after signing a one-year contract with Metz.
Tandjigora arrived at Metz in 2009 and joined the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team for the 2009–10 season. He played in 21 matches and scored two goals as the reserve team of Metz were crowned champions of the league finishing with 107 points. After the season, Tandjigora signed his first professional contract and was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 12 shirt by new manager Dominique Bijotat. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont. Tandjigora started the match and played 76 minutes in a 3–1 defeat. He made his league debut a week later in a 2–0 defeat to Évian.
Tandjigora was formerly a Gabonese youth international having earned caps with the nation's under-20 team in qualification for the 2009 African Youth Championship. On 30 September 2010, he was called up to the senior team for the first time by coach Gernot Rohr for matches against Oman and Saudi Arabia.
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Stade Mandji
