Idriss Carlos Kameni
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Carlos Kameni | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Carlos Idriss Kameni | |
Date of birth | 18 February 1984 | |
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Club information | ||
Current club | RCD Espanyol | |
Number | 1 | |
Youth clubs | ||
Kadji Sports Academy | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2000–2004 2002–2003 2004– |
Le Havre AC → AS Saint-Étienne (loan) RCD Espanyol |
0 (0) 121 (0) |
3 (0)
National team2 | ||
2001– | Cameroon | 32 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for Cameroon | |||
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Men's Football | |||
Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team Competition |
Carlos Idriss Kameni (born February 18, 1984 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football goalkeeper who currently plays for RCD Espanyol in La Liga.
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[edit] Career
Kameni was spotted when, aged 16, he became the youngest footballer to win an Olympic gold medal, in 2000.[1] This earned him a move to French club Le Havre AC but he was unable to break into the first team, and remained a reserve throughout his four year stay.
The goalkeeper spent a season on loan at AS Saint-Etienne but failed to gain any playing time. He almost moved to Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season long loan for 2003/04, but the deal collapsed after he was not granted a UK work permit.[2]
He finally left France for Spanish side RCD Espanyol in July 2004 for $600,000[3] and has become their first choice goalkeeper. He won the 2006 Copa del Rey with the club[4].
Kameni was part of the Cameroon team at the 2004 African Nations Cup. He won the award for the best African Goalkeeper for 2006-07[5]. He was the runner-up in the 2005-06 season.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual
- Best African Goalkeeper: 2006-07
[edit] Club
- Copa del Rey: 2006
[edit] Country
[edit] External links
- Carlos Kameni career stats at Soccerbase
- Idriss Carlos Kameni FIFA competition record
- (English) La Liga Review
[edit] References
- ^ "Squad Profiles, Cameroon: Idriss Kameni", BBC Sport, May 20 2002.
- ^ "Wolves wait on Kameni verdict", BBC Sport, August 21 2003.
- ^ "Espanyol sign Kameni", BBC Sport, July 28 2004.
- ^ RCD Espanyol Official Website - Kameni
- ^ "Who is Who in the Lions Den", The Post Online, January 7 2008.
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