Aurélien Chedjou

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 Adana Demirspor and the Cameroon national team.

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)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Adana Demirspor
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)
2013–2017 Galatasaray 81 (8)
2017–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Bursaspor (loan) 26 (1)
2019–2020 Amiens 23 (0)
2020– Adana Demirspor 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2016 Cameroon 49 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

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]

Club statistics
As of 22 October 2016.
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2007–08 2000000020
2008–09 260301000300
2009–10 3120000111423
2010–11 341611082494
2011–12 274401040364
2012–13 343302071464
Total 154101615030420515
Galatasaray 2013–14 213400081334
2014–15 264301050354
2015–16 181421060293
2016–17 150411000201
Total 8081532019111712
Career total 226182847049531227

12011 Trophée des Champions notice: Including 1 competitive competitions.

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1.8 September 2013Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Libya
1-0
1-0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

International career

Represented the national team at 2010 Africa Cup of Nations when his team advanced to the quarterfinals. [7]

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. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/clubs/player=1900724/index.html
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40173975
  5. https://www.haber7.com/amphtml/istanbul-basaksehir/haber/2519490-chedjoudan-tudora-zehir-zemberek-sozler%5B%5D
  6. "Fransız ekibi Amiens, Aurelien Chedjou'yu renklerine bağladı" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2010a-det.html
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