Aurélien Chedjou

Aurélien Chedjou
Personal information

Full name	Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang
Date of birth	(1985-06-20) 20 June 1985
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	21
Youth career
1998–2002	Kadji Sports Academy
2002–2003	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Pau FC	2	(0)
2004–2006	Auxerre	4	(0)
2006–2007	Rouen	10	(1)
2007–2013	Lille	154	(10)
2013–	Galatasaray	72	(8)
National team^‡
2009–	Cameroon	40	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2014

Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang (French pronunciation: [ɔʁeljɑ̃ ʃɛdʒu]; born 20 June 1985) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Galatasaray and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Chedjou signed for Lille at the start of the 2007-08 season, and over five years made over 150 league appearances for the club, helping them to a third Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France success in 2011. He scored his first UEFA Europa League goal on 21 October 2010 against Levski Sofia after a Stéphane Dumont assist to help his team to a 1-0 win.

His performances with Lille have led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs. English club Newcastle United^[1] Spanish side Valencia^[2] have all declared their interests in the Cameroonian defender.

On 25 May 2013, Chedjou passed his medical and signed for four years with Galatasaray.

In 2013-14, Chedjou played every minute of Galatasaray's UEFA Champions League campaign, scoring in the round of 16 home leg against Chelsea F.C.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 22 October 2016.

Club	Season	League		Cup¹		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lille	2007–08	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2008–09	26	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	2009–10	31	2	0	0	0	0	11	1	42	3
	2010–11	34	1	6	1	1	0	8	2	49	4
	2011–12	27	4	4	0	1	0	4	0	36	4
	2012–13	34	3	3	0	2	0	7	1	46	4
	Total	154	10	16	1	5	0	30	4	205	15
Galatasaray	2013–14	21	3	4	0	0	0	8	1	33	4
	2014–15	26	4	3	0	1	0	5	0	35	4
	2015–16	18	1	4	2	1	0	6	0	29	3
	2016–17	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	72	8	11	2	2	0	19	1	105	11
Career total		218	18	24	3	7	0	49	5	300	26

¹2011 Trophée des Champions notice: Including 1 competitive competitions.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	8 September 2013	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé	Libya	1-0	1-0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lille

Galatasaray SK

Süper Lig: 2014–15
Türkiye Kupası: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Süper Kupa: 2013, 2015, 2016

References

External links

Aurélien Chedjou – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
Aurélien Chedjou at National-Football-Teams.com

Galatasaray S.K. – current squad

1 Muslera 4 Serdar 5 Hamit 7 Yasin 8 Selçuk (c) 9 Derdiyok 10 Sneijder 11 Podolski 14 Linnes 18 Sinan 19 Cenk 20 Bruma 21 Chedjou 22 Hakan 23 Carole 24 Dursun 25 Berk İsmail 26 Semih 27 Ciğerci 28 Koray 30 Josué 34 de Jong 39 Cavanda 55 Sabri 67 Eray 77 Sigþórsson 88 Gökay 97 Birhan Manager: Olde Riekerink

Cameroon squads

Cameroon men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Tignyemb 2 Baning 3 Ghomsi 4 Bikey 5 Song 6 Mbia 7 Mboua 8 Mandjeck 9 Songo'o 10 Bekamenga 11 Bebbe 12 Bebey 13 N'Koulou 14 Chedjou 15 N'Gal 16 Mayebi 17 Ollé Ollé 18 Enam 22 Adiaba Coach: Ntoungou

Cameroon squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Kameni 2 Binya 3 N'koulou 4 R. Song 5 Chedjou 6 A. Song 7 N'Guémo 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 Emaná 11 Makoun 12 Bedimo 13 Tchoyi 14 Alo'o 15 Webó 16 Hamidou 17 Idrissou 18 Enoh 19 Mbia 20 Mandjeck 21 Matip 22 N'dy Assembé 23 Bikey Coach: Le Guen

Cameroon squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

1 Kameni 2 Assou-Ekotto 3 N'Koulou 4 R. Song 5 Bassong 6 A. Song 7 N'Guémo 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o (c) 10 Emaná 11 Makoun 12 Bong 13 Choupo-Moting 14 Chedjou 15 Webó 16 Souleymanou 17 Idrissou 18 Enoh 19 Mbia 20 Mandjeck 21 Matip 22 N'dy Assembé 23 Aboubakar Coach: Le Guen

Cameroon squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup

1 Feudjou 2 Assou Ekotto 3 N'Koulou 4 Djeugoué 5 Nounkeu 6 Song 7 N'Guémo 8 Moukandjo 9 Eto'o (c) 10 Aboubakar 11 Makoun 12 Bedimo 13 Choupo-Moting 14 Chedjou 15 Webó 16 Itandje 17 Mbia 18 Enoh 19 Olinga 20 Salli 21 Matip 22 Nyom 23 Ndjock Coach: Finke

Cameroon squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

1 N'dy Assembé 2 Kweuke 3 N'Koulou 4 Loé 5 Guihoata 6 Oyongo 7 N'Jie 8 Moukandjo 9 Bagnack 10 Aboubakar 11 Salli 12 Bedimo 13 Choupo-Moting 14 Mandjeck 15 Etoundi 16 Ondoa 17 Mbia (c) 18 Enoh 19 Djeugoué 20 Kom 21 Chedjou 22 Ekeng 23 Abogo Coach: Finke

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