Tabort Etaka Preston
Cameroonian footballer (born 1998)
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Tabort Etaka Preston (sometimes referred to as Preston Tabortetaka) (born 10 June 1998) is a Cameroonian football player who plays as a forwardfor Detroit City FC in the USL Championship.
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Preston with Hartford Athletic in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamenda, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Detroit City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rainbow FC | |||
| 2017 | Charlotte Independence | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | KS Kastrioti | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | MFK Vyškov | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2020 | San Antonio FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hartford Athletic | 26 | (5) |
| 2022 | New Mexico United | 26 | (3) |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Lights | 21 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Birmingham Legion | 72 | (5) |
| 2026– | Detroit City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Cameroon U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:01, 3 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Rainbow FC
Preston began his career in his native Cameroon playing for Rainbow FC.[citation needed]
Charlotte Independence
He was transferred to Charlotte Independence of the USL Championship in January 2018, but did not make an official appearance for the team before being moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[1]
KS Kastiroti
In 2018, Preston made three appearances with Albanian club KS Kastrioti.[2]
MFK Vyskov
In 2019, he moved to Czech club MFK Vyskov.[1]
Las Vegas Lights
For the 2019 season, Preston played for Las Vegas Lights. In 31 league appearances with Las Vegas, Preston scored eight goals and recorded three assists in 2,249 minutes played.[3]
San Antonio FC
Preston signed with San Antonio FC for the 2020 USL season, but after two appearances he and club mutually agreed to part ways.[4]
Hartford Athletic
Preston signed with Hartford Athletic for the 2021 season.[3]
New Mexico United
Preston signed a contract for the 2022 season with USL Championship side New Mexico United on 29 December 2021. [5]
Return to Las Vegas
In February 2023, it was announced that Preston had re-joined former side Las Vegas Lights for their 2023 season.[6]
Detroit City FC
On 23 February 2026, Detroit City FC announced they had signed Preston to a contract for the 2026 season.[7]
