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Aurélien Chedjou

Aurélien Chedjou
Chedjou playing for Galatasaray in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang
Date of birth (1985-06-20) 20 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
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)
2013–2017 Galatasaray 81 (8)
2017–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Bursaspor (loan) 26 (1)
2019–2020 Amiens 23 (0)
2020–2021 Adana Demirspor 5 (1)
International career
2009–2016 Cameroon 49 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang (French pronunciation: [ɔʁeljɑ̃ ʃɛdʒu]; born 20 June 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre back for LOSC Lille, Galatasaray, Bursaspor, Adana Demirspor 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.

Chedjou's performances with Lille have led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs, with both Newcastle United[1] and Valencia[2] declaring their interest in the player.

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.[3]

Chedjou made 119 appearances during a four-year stint with Galatasaray that saw him win the league title in 2015 and three straight Turkish FA Cup titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016 as well as three Turkish Super Cups in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

In the summer of 2017 Chedjou joined Istanbul Basaksehir on a free transfer.[4] However, he broke his ankle in the pre-season preparatory camp and had to wait for his debut.[5]

On 2 September 2019, he signed two-year contract with Amiens SC.[6]

International career

Represented the national team at 2010 Africa Cup of Nations when his team advanced to the quarterfinals.[7] as well as the 2014 World Cup in Brasil.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 December 2020
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille 2007–08 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2008–09 26 0 3 0 1 0 – – 30 0
2009–10 31 2 0 0 0 0 11[c] 1 – 42 3
2010–11 34 1 6 1 1 0 8[c] 2 – 49 4
2011–12 27 4 3 0 1 0 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 36 4
2012–13 34 3 3 0 2 0 7[d] 1 – 46 4
Total 154 10 15 1 5 0 30 4 1 0 205 15
Galatasaray 2013–14 Süper Lig 21 3 4 0 – 8[d] 1 0 0 33 4
2014–15 26 4 3 0 – 5[d] 0 1[f] 0 35 4
2015–16 18 1 4 2 – 6 0 1[f] 0 29 3
2016–17 15 0 4 1 – – 1[f] 0 20 1
Total 80 8 15 3 – 19 1 3 0 118 12
Başakşehir 2017–18 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
2019–20 2 0 0 0 – 1[d] 0 – 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 – 1 0 – 4 0
Bursaspor (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 26 1 – – – – 26 1
Amiens 2019–20 Ligue 1 22 0 1 0 2 0 – – 25 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Total 23 0 1 0 2 0 – – 26 0
Adana Demirspor 2020–21 TFF First League 5 1 1 0 – – – 6 1
Career total 283 19 29 4 7 0 50 5 4 0 374 29
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ^ a b c Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

No. 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

References

  1. ^ Newcastle target Aurelien Chedjou
  2. ^ "Valencia chasing Lille defender". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ^ "The official website for European football". Archived from the original on 13 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Cameroon's Chedjou joins Istanbul Basaksehir". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ https://www.haber7.com/amphtml/istanbul-basaksehir/haber/2519490-chedjoudan-tudora-zehir-zemberek-sozler[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Fransız ekibi Amiens, Aurelien Chedjou'yu renklerine bağladı" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "African Nations Cup 2010 - Final Tournament Details".
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