Léandre Tawamba

Early career

Born in Yaoundé, Tawamba was a regular member of Cameroon's Elite One side Aigle Royal Menoua in the 2007–08 season. He later moved to Union Douala, spending there the 2009–10 campaign. In 2011, Tawamba returned to his former club Aigle Royal Menoua, captaining the team in the nation's Elite Two.

South Africa and Slovakia

In early 2012, Tawamba moved abroad to South Africa and joined FC Cape Town. He scored once in the second half of the 2011–12 National First Division. In June 2012, Tawamba traveled to Slovakia and trained with Slovan Bratislava and Ružomberok, before returning to South Africa and joining National First Division side Mpumalanga Black Aces. He was ultimately transferred to Slovak club Nitra in early 2013. Until the end of the 2012–13 season, Tawamba scored three times in 14 league appearances. In June 2013, Tawamba switched to Ružomberok, rejoining his Nitra manager Jozef Vukušič. He netted on his league debut on 14 July, scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with Žilina. On 10 August, Tawamba scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Spartak Trnava. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 13 goals in 31 appearances.

Libya

In July 2014, Tawamba returned to Africa and signed with Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, again following his former manager Jozef Vukušič. He represented the side in the 2014 CAF Champions League exclusively, appearing in two games of the group stage against Tunisia's CS Sfaxien and…

Tawamba was named in Cameroon's preliminary squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but was later dropped from the final 21-man squad. He was also called up to the Cameroon U23 team in preparation for the 2011 All-Africa Games. In March 2018, Tawamba received his first call-up to the Cameroon national team for a friendly against Kuwait. He played the full 90 minutes in that match, receiving a yellow card in their 3–1 away victory.

Club

As of match played 14 January 2025

International

As of 21 March 2022

Partizan

Serbian SuperLiga: 2016–17 Serbian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18 Al-Taawoun

King's Cup: 2019 Individual

Saudi Pro League Player of the Month: November 2018, January 2021 King's Cup Top goalscorer: 2020–21