Paul Alo'o
Cameroonian footballer (born 1983)
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Paul Alo'o Efoulou (born 12 November 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional football manager and former player. He played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Claudel Alo'o Efoulou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raon-l'Étape B (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | ASM Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Mouscron | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Racing Paris | 23 | (16) |
| 2004–2007 | Entente SSG | 89 | (35) |
| 2007–2009 | Angers | 69 | (24) |
| 2009–2013 | Nancy | 60 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Le Havre (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Al-Taawon | 72 | (38) |
| 2016–2017 | Al-Sailiya | 16 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Qatar SC (loan) | 5 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Martigues | 18 | (6) |
| 2019 | Amnéville | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 380 | (135) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Cameroon | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Amnéville (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lunéville B | ||
| 2021–2022 | Raon-l'Étape B (forward coach) | ||
| 2022– | Raon-l'Étape B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In the 2008–09 season Alo'o scored 12 goals and gave 12 assists in 35 Ligue 2 appearances for Angers.[1] He was voted the league's best player of the season.[2]
From 2013 Alo'o played in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.[3]
He joined Championnat National 2 side Martigues in August 2017.[3]
International career
Alo'o made his debut for the Cameroon national team on 28 March 2009 against Togo in a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[4] He also played in three other qualifying matches for the same competition[5] and the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola,[6] but was not included in Paul Le Guen's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Coaching career
After retiring at the end of the 2018-19 season, Alo'o was hired as assistant coach at CSO Amnéville.[8] He left the position at the end of the year. In May 2020, Alo'o was appointed manager of FC Lunéville's reserve team, which was playing in the Régional 3.[9]
In May 2021, Alo'o was hired by US Raon-l'Étape as a forward coach for the clubs Régional 3 team (reserves) and manager of the futsal section.[10] In July 2022, he was announced as the clubs new reserve manager.[11]