Idriss Carlos Kameni

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Carlos Kameni
Personal information
Full name Carlos Idriss Kameni
Date of birth 18 February 1984 (1984-02-18) (age 24)
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
003 0(0)
000 0(0)
121 0(0)   
National team2
2001– Cameroon 032 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 03:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11:02, 1 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
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

RCD Espanyol

[edit] Country

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Squad Profiles, Cameroon: Idriss Kameni", BBC Sport, May 20 2002. 
  2. ^ "Wolves wait on Kameni verdict", BBC Sport, August 21 2003. 
  3. ^ "Espanyol sign Kameni", BBC Sport, July 28 2004. 
  4. ^ RCD Espanyol Official Website - Kameni
  5. ^ "Who is Who in the Lions Den", The Post Online, January 7 2008.