Olivier Mbaizo

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

As of match played 2 October 2024

International

As of match played 12 October 2023

Honours

Philadelphia Union

Supporters' Shield: 2020, 2025

Eastern Conference (MLS): 2022

MLS Cup runner-up: 2022

Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2021