Eugène N'Jo Léa

Eugène N'Jo Léa
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-07-15)15 July 1931
Place of birth Batuchi, Cameroon
Date of death 23 October 2006(2006-10-23) (aged 75)
Place of death Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1959 Saint-Étienne 101 (70)
1959–1961 Lyon 50 (21)
1961–1962 Racing Paris 2 (0)
Total 153 (91)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugène N'Jo Léa (15 July 1931 – 23 October 2006) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played in France with Saint-Étienne, Lyon and Racing Paris.[2]

Personal life

His son is fellow player William N'Jo Léa.[3]

With Just Fontaine he founded the National Union of Professional Football Players in 1961.[4]

References

  1. ^ "N'Jo Léa, Eugène N'Jo Léa - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ Eugène N'Jo Léa at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ (in French) ASSE-Live profile
  4. ^ (in French) Eugene N'Jo Lea, l'enchanteur nonchalant Archived 4 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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