Samuel Ekeme
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Samuel Ekemé Ndiba is a Cameroon
ian former football
player who spent ten seasons in Cameroon, one in Major League Soccer
, at least two in the USISL, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
and five in the National Professional Soccer League / Major Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Cameroon national football team
at the 1994 World Cup
.
in 1989. He achieved his greatest league success with Canon, winning the 1991 and 1992 league titles and the 1993 Cameroon Cup
. In 1995, he moved to the United States and signed with the Hawaii Tsunami
in the USISL. Hawaii won the Northwest Division championship and Ekeme was named the Northwest Division Defender of the Year. On August 31, 1995, he signed a two year contract with the Monterrey La Raza of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
. The La Raza won the 1995 CISL championship. In February 1996, Ekemé was drafted by the Kansas City Wiz with the 146th overall pick (15th round) in the inaugural MLS Draft
. He played twenty-three games with Kansas City during the 1996 season. On February 26, 1997, he signed with the Kansas City Attack
in the National Professional Soccer League. He joined the team just before the playoffs and was a major part in the team's run to the championship title. Ekeme would play next four seasons for the Attack. In the summer of 1997, he played for the Nashville Metros
in USISL. He finished his career with four games with the Kansas City Comets
during the 2003-2004 Major Indoor Soccer League season.
at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
, but did not enter a game during the tournament.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who spent ten seasons in Cameroon, one in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, at least two in the USISL, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
and five in the National Professional Soccer League / Major Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Cameroon national football team
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
at the 1994 World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
.
Professional career
In 1984, Ekemé signed with Carmmak Bamenda. He moved to Santos Yaoundé in 1986 in the Cameroon First Division and Canon YaoundéCanon Yaoundé
Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly referred to as Canon Yaoundé, are a Cameroonian football club based in Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo...
in 1989. He achieved his greatest league success with Canon, winning the 1991 and 1992 league titles and the 1993 Cameroon Cup
Cameroon Cup
- Before independence :* 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP* 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopard Douala* 1943 : Caïman de Douala* 1944-53 : Unknown* 1954 : Jeunesse Bamiléké* 1956 : Oryx Douala 6-0 Léopard Douala...
. In 1995, he moved to the United States and signed with the Hawaii Tsunami
Hawaii Tsunami
The Hawaii Tsunami were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leaguesfrom 1994 to 1997. The club was based in Honolulu, Hawaii.-Year-by-year:...
in the USISL. Hawaii won the Northwest Division championship and Ekeme was named the Northwest Division Defender of the Year. On August 31, 1995, he signed a two year contract with the Monterrey La Raza of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
. The La Raza won the 1995 CISL championship. In February 1996, Ekemé was drafted by the Kansas City Wiz with the 146th overall pick (15th round) in the inaugural MLS Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. He played twenty-three games with Kansas City during the 1996 season. On February 26, 1997, he signed with the Kansas City Attack
Kansas City Attack
The Kansas City Attack, previously the Atlanta Attack and later known as the Kansas City Comets, were an indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. In its various incarnations the franchise played in the National Professional Soccer League from 1989–2001 and the...
in the National Professional Soccer League. He joined the team just before the playoffs and was a major part in the team's run to the championship title. Ekeme would play next four seasons for the Attack. In the summer of 1997, he played for the Nashville Metros
Nashville Metros
Nashville Metros is an American soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference...
in USISL. He finished his career with four games with the Kansas City Comets
Kansas City Comets
The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded...
during the 2003-2004 Major Indoor Soccer League season.
National team
Ekeme was a member of the Cameroon national football teamCameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
, but did not enter a game during the tournament.