Georges Messi
Cameroonian footballer (born 1980)
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Georges Parfait Mbida Messi (born 8 December 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georges Parfait Mbida Messi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||
| 2000–2001 | Rizespor | 9 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 2003–2004 | Lokeren | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Al Kharitiyat | ||
| 2006–2009 | Olhanense | 56 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Interclube | ||
| 2012–2013 | Persib Bandung | 21 | (3) |
| 2014 | Persiram | 20 | (9) |
| 2015 | Domant | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Porcelana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Yaoundé, Messi started playing with his hometown clubs Tonnerre Yaoundé and Canon Yaoundé, having a spell abroad in between with Çaykur Rizespor. He appeared scarcely during the 2000–01 season, as the Turkish Süper Lig team finished in ninth position.
Subsequently, Messi represented K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium, but featured very rarely for the Pro League side. After a few months in Qatar, he moved to Portugal and signed for S.C. Olhanense of the Segunda Liga,[2] appearing in an average of 12 games in his first two seasons.[3][4]
Messi had one of the best years as a professional in the 2008–09 campaign, scoring twice[5][6] in 27 matches – mainly as a substitute – as the Algarve club returned to the Primeira Liga after 34 years.[7] In January 2010, he left Olhanense and joined G.D. Interclube in Angola,[8] with the Luanda-based team winning the Girabola championship shortly after.[9]