Olivier Mbaissidara Mbaizo (born 15 August 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Cameroon national team.
Club career Union Douala Mbaizo began his professional career at Union Douala of MTN Elite One league in 2016. He helped Douala to 4th in the league table and made an appearance in the CAF Champions League against Zamalek.
Rainbow In 2017, Mbaizo played for Rainbow making 10 appearances during the season.
Bethlehem Steel In January 2018, Mbaizo signed for the Bethlehem Steel, the USL affiliate of the Philadelphia Union. The organization reunites him with fellow Cameroonian youth national, Eric Ayuk.
Philadelphia Union By April 2018, Mbaizo was signed to Bethlehem Steel's MLS affiliate Philadelphia Union after impressing with the first team during preseason training. While signed with the Union, Mbaizo would mostly be loaned back to Bethlehem for the 2018 season. He made his first team debut for the Union in September, starting in a 2–0 win over Sporting Kansas City.
International career Mbaizo has worked his way up the Cameroonian national team ladder starting with the U17s in 2014. In 2017, he appeared with Cameroon's U-20's for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. He started all three matches and played every minute of the team's Group Stage. Mbaizo scored a goal in their second match of the tournament, a 4–1 victory over Sudan on 2 March 2017.
Mbaizo was called up in November 2020 for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. He made his first start for Cameroon on 12 November in a 4–1 victory over Mozambique.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBethlehem Steel2018USL Championship240——20260201991———91Total331——20351Philadelphia Union2018Major League Soccer10———1020193010——402020140———1402021300—6010370202219010—3023020232400040603402024210—3060300Total1120201301601430Career total1451201301801741
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCameroon201610201700201800201900202020202150202230202330Total140
Honours Philadelphia Union Supporters' Shield: 2020, 2025 Eastern Conference (MLS): 2022 MLS Cup runner-up: 2022
Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021
References
External links
Profile at the Bethlehem Steel FC official website