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| Bruno Ecuele Manga (born 16 July 1988) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Gabon national team. He is known for being a tough tackler.
After beginning his career with FC 105 Libreville in his home country, joined French side Bordeaux in 2006. He played for the club's reserve side and spent time on loan with lower division side Rodez but only one appearance for the senior side, before being released in 2008. He subsequently joined Ligue 2 side Angers, making more than 50 appearances in two seasons before joining Lorient in 2010 for a fee of €2.5 million.
He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lorient and went on to make more than 100 appearances in the top tier of French football. He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2012–13 season and remained in the role until 2014 when he signed for Championship side Cardiff City for €5 million. He spent four seasons in the division before helping the club win promotion to the Premier League after finishing as Championship runners-up in the 2017–18 season.
Manga made his international debut for Gabon in 2006 and has accumulated 87 caps to date, representing the side at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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| Appearances, goals and cards for Ecuele Manga
Africa Cup of Nations 2015
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