Loyce Mbaba

Loyce Mbaba
Personal information
Full name Loyce Marius Mbaba
Date of birth (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Gabon
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Stella Club d'Adjamé
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 AS Mangasport
2024 → Bouaké FC (loan)
2024– Stella Club d'Adjamé
International career‡
2023– Gabon 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2025

Loyce Marius Mbaba (born 4 May 1998) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 Lonaci club Stella Club d'Adjamé and the Gabon national football team.

Club career

Mbaba started his career at Gabon Championnat National D1 club AS MangaSport in 2018. In 2022, Mbaba was nominated for the Gabonese Best Goalkeeper Award. The award was then given to Ruud Tsoumbou - a goalkeeper for AS Stade Mandji club. In 2024, he was loaned to Ligue 1 Lonaci side Bouake FC for 6 months. In 2024, Mbaba was sought after by several Ivorian clubs after his previous loan, he signed with Stella Club d'Adjamé in Ligue 1 Lonaci for two seasons.

International career

In 2023, Mbaba was called up to Gabon's squad for the World Cup 2026 Qualification. At that time, Mbaba was the only player who played for the Gabonese league in the list of call-ups. On 6 August 2024, he made his international debut in a World Cup Qualifier match against Côte d'Ivoire, lost 0-1.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 28 December 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gabon 202470
202590
Total160

Achievements

AS MangaSport

References

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  2. ↑ "Trophées du football gabonais : Trois nominés pour le prix du meilleur gardien". Gabonreview.com | Actualité du Gabon | (in French). 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Football : Samson Mbingui, meilleur joueur du National Foot". Gabonreview.com | Actualité du Gabon | (in French). 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
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  5. ↑ SARL, NAS (2024-02-23). "Mercato : Bouaké FC annonce l'arrivée d'un portier Gabonais". Mondialsport.ci (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Communiqué officiel: Loyce MBABA, prêté à Bouaké FC". AS Mangasport (in French). 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  7. ↑ Rakotoaritiana, Tahiry (2024-08-08). "Le Stella Club d'Adjamé en passe de boucler l’arrivée de Loyce Mbaba". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  8. ↑ Tahiana, Jésé (2024-08-02). "Loyce Mbaba sur les radars de clubs de la Ligue 1 LONACI". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  9. ↑ BABAKA, Glade (2024-08-12). "Panthères-Mercato/Loyce Mbaba signe à Stella Club d'Adjamé de Côte d'Ivoire". Gabonallsport (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  10. ↑ NZUE, John Fred Geral (2024-08-11). "Ce sera finalement deux ans pour Loyce Mbaba au Stella Club d'Adjamé". GabonEco (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  11. 1 2 Media, Binto (2023-11-09). "Éliminatoires CdM 2026 : Loyce Mbaba, l'ambassadeur du National-foot dans la tanière". Gabon Matin (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  12. ↑ "Aubameyang left out as Gabon name squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers". Aubameyang left out as Gabon name squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  13. ↑ NZUE, John Fred Geral (2024-10-10). "Le onze probable du Gabon selon Loïc Mendes Mba". GabonEco (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  14. ↑ Aliwa, Amalè (2023-11-10). "3 choses à savoir sur le gardien de but Loyce Mbaba". GabonEco (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Ivory Coast 1-0 Gabon (Jun 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  16. ↑ "Summary - Championnat D1 - Gabon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2025-04-16.