| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilles Augustin Binya | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gaziantepspor (loan from Neuchâtel Xamax) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Nassara Yaoundé | ||
| 2002 | Constellacio Yaoundé | ||
| 2003 | Cotonsport Garoua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2007 | MC Oran | 59 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Benfica | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2010– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Cameroon | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gilles Augustin Binya (born 29 August 1984 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Gaziantepspor on loan from Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland. A defensive midfielder, he is known for his endless stamina and aggressiveness.
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Binya signed for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in 2007–08, after playing for three years for Algerian side MC Oran. At the beginning of the season Benfica planned to loan him to fellow first divisioner C.F. Estrela da Amadora for a year, but with the substitution of Fernando Santos for José Antonio Camacho the deal was cancelled, and Binya remained with the Reds.
While playing for Benfica in the UEFA Champions League in November 2007, Binya was shown a straight red card by Swedish referee Martin Hansson, following a dangerous challenge on Celtic FC's Scott Brown.[1][2] On the 16th, UEFA gave him a six-match ban, meaning that Binya would play no further part in the remaining two Champions League group matches against A.C. Milan and FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and the four European games to follow.
Domestically, Binya finished the season with 16 league appearances, profiting from forced absences to first-choice holding midfielder, Portuguese international Petit.[3] In 2008–09, he was used rarely, but still collected four yellow cards in only seven games (including two in a 0–2 loss at C.D. Trofense); at the season's closure, he was deemed surplus to requirements, going on to serve a loan at Switzerland's Neuchâtel Xamax.
On 16 June 2010, Binya was signed by Neuchâtel on a three-year contract.[4]
Binya was first called up to the Cameroon national football team in October 2007 by then national manager Otto Pfister. Subsequently, he went on to represent his country at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where Cameroon finished second to Egypt. Pfister was also the team's coach.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Africa/Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Oran | 2004–05 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| MC Oran | 2005–06 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| MC Oran | 2006–07 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total (Algeria) | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 59 | 2 | |
| Benfica | 2007–08 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | * | * | * | * | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total (Portugal) | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |
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