 Jacques Zoua (February 2011) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Zoua Daogari | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Garoua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Cotonsport Garoua | ||
| 2009–2013 | Basel | 86 | (14) |
| 2013– | Hamburger SV | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Cameroon U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Cameroon | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2013 | |||
Jacques Zoua Daogari (born 6 September 1991 in Garoua) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as astriker for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.
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[hide]Club career[edit]
Cotonsport Garoua[edit]
On 22 September 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Cotonsport Garoua.[1]
Basel[edit]
After a successful test game 31 March 2009[2] he transferred to and signed his contract with FC Basel inSwitzerland on his 18th Birthday.[3] He was first included in the first team squad in November 2009 and played his first game for the club against rivals FC Zürich in the Swiss Cup on 20 November. His first game in a starting position was on 15 March 2010 against FC Luzern.[4] He scored his first league goal for the club on 24 March 2010 in the 4–1 home win against FC Zürich.
At the end of the 2009–10 season, Zoua won the national Double with Basel and a year later won League Championship title again. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he won his second Double, the LeagueChampionship title[5] and the Swiss Cup[6] with the club.
In a long season for Basel with a total of 76 games (62 in League, Cup, European Champions League, Europa League and 14 test matches) Zoua had a total of 53 appearances. At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 he won the Championship title[7] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[8] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[9]
Hamburger SV[edit]
In June 2013, he signed for Hamburger SV.[10]
International career[edit]
Zoua is also a regular in the Cameroon youth squads. He took part in the 2009 African Youth Championship, where he scored three goals, but Cameroon lost in the Final against Ghana 2–0. He also played in the squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but his team finished last in the group C.
