Valéry Mézague

Válery Mézague

Personal information
Full name	Válery Mézague
Date of birth	(1983-12-08)8 December 1983
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Date of death
Place of death	Toulon, France
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Montpellier	57	(10)
2004–2005	→ Portsmouth (Loan)	11	(0)
2005–2009	FC Sochaux	34	(0)
2007–2008	→ Le Havre (Loan)	28	(3)
2009	Châteauroux	16	(2)
2009–2011	Vannes OC	46	(5)
2011–2012	Panetolikos F.C.	3	(0)
2013	Bury	7	(0)
2014	Sporting Toulon Var
Total		202	(20)
International career
2003–2004	Cameroon	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:53, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Válery Mézague (8 December 1983 – 15 November 2014) was a Cameroonian footballer. He was a midfielder and last played for Sporting Toulon Var.

A French-born player, Mézague represented Cameroon at international level. His most notable moment with the Lions Indomptables was at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he became the starter central midfielder in the lost final against host France, after replacing the late Marc-Vivien Foé during the victorious semifinal versus Colombia.

In 2003, he was involved in a serious car crash which ruled him out of the game for four months. Despite this he fought back to reclaim his form and his performances attracted the attention of Harry Redknapp, with Mézague joining Portsmouth F.C. on loan for the 2004/05 season. However, he failed to make any sort of substantial impression and returned to France in June 2005, where he followed his former manager at Portsmouth Alain Perrin to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

His younger brother Teddy Mézague is also a footballer.

He was found dead in his apartment on 15 November 2014 due to a cardiac arrest caused by a heart disease.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2001-02	Montpellier	Division 1	5	0
2002-03		Ligue 1	27	6
2003-04			12	1
2004-05		Ligue 2	4	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2004-05	Portsmouth	Premier League	11	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2005-06	Montpellier	Ligue 2	9	3
2005-06	Sochaux-Montbéliard	Ligue 1	16	0
2006-07			9	0
2007-08	Le Havre	Ligue 2	28	4
2008-09	Sochaux-Montbéliard	Ligue 1
Total	France		110	14
	England		11	0
Career total			121	14

External links

• Valéry Mézague – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Valéry Mézague – FIFA competition record