Balep Ba Ndoumbouk

Balep Ba Ndoumbouk (Armenian: Բալեպ Բա Նդումբուկ; born 24 October 1987 was an Armenian football player.

Balep Ba Ndoumbouk

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003	Pyunik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Pyunik	33	(2)
International career
	Armenia U17
2002–2004	Armenia U19	7	(1)
2003–2004	Armenia U21	3	(0)
2004	Armenia	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In 2002, Ndoumbouk joined Pyunik, initially playing with Pyunik's second and third teams.^[1] On 12 June 2003, Ndoumbouk made his debut for Pyunik's first team, scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win against Mika.^[2] In his debut season, Ndoumbouk made 17 league appearances, scoring once, as the club won the Armenian Premier League. During the 2004 Armenian Premier League season, Ndoumbouk scored one goal in 16 appearances, as Pyunik won a league and Armenian Cup double.^[3]

Following the culmination of the 2004 season, Ndoumbouk left Pyunik and Armenia after he was found to have falsified his documentation, claiming he was younger than he was.^[1] Following his time in Armenia, Ndoumbouk played in France.^[4]

International career

Ndoumbouk initially played for Armenia's under-19's, alongside fellow Cameroonian-born compatriots Carl Lombé and Apoula Edel.^[5] Ndoumbouk also represented Armenia at under-17 and Armenia under-21 level.^[6][7]

On 18 February 2004, Ndoumbouk made his debut for Armenia, coming on as a 74th minute substitute in a 2–0 Cyprus International Football Tournament loss against Hungary.^[3] Upon doing so, Ndoumbouk became the first black player to represent Armenia,^[8] with Edel becoming the second black player to play for Armenia, making his debut a day later, in the same tournament, against Kazakhstan.^[9]

National team statistics

Armenia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	3	0
Total	3	0