Carlos Kameni

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Carlos Kameni
Idriss Carlos Kameni 2009.jpg
Kameni playing for Cameroon in 2009
Personal information
Full name Idriss Carlos Kameni
Date of birth (1984-02-18) 18 February 1984 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1995–2000 Kadji Sports
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Le Havre 2 (0)
2002–2003 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 0 (0)
2004–2012 Espanyol 222 (0)
2012–2017 Málaga 113 (0)
2017–2019 Fenerbahçe 9 (0)
2021–2022 Arta/Solar7 20 (0)
2022–2023 Santa Coloma 7 (0)
2023–2024 Antequera 4 (0)
International career
1999 Cameroon U20 3 (0)
2000 Cameroon U23 3 (0)
2001–2019 Cameroon 71 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Idriss Carlos Kameni (born 18 February 1984) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

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He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain, mainly with Espanyol for whom he appeared in 229 official games over eight La Liga seasons. [2] He also competed professionally in France and Turkey.

A Cameroonian international before he was 20, Kameni represented the country in two World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Club career

France

Born in Douala, Kameni was first spotted when, aged 16, he became the youngest footballer to win an Olympic gold medal, in 2000. [3] This earned him a transfer to French club Le Havre AC but he was unable to break into the first team, and remained a reserve for the duration of his spell, also being loaned to AS Saint-Étienne and also failing to gain any playing time there. In 2001 he was linked with a move to Juventus FC, [4] but nothing came of it.

Kameni almost joined Premier League's Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan for the 2003–04 season, but the deal collapsed after he was not granted a United Kingdom work permit. [5]

Espanyol

20-year-old Kameni signed with Spanish side RCD Espanyol in July 2004 for US$600,000, [6] and became first choice in his second year, winning the Copa del Rey as backup to Gorka Iraizoz, who started in La Liga. In the 2006–07 campaign, the opposite: Kameni was the starter, and Iraizoz was picked for the Catalans' UEFA Cup runner-up run. [7] Early in 2006, the club suspended two fans for racist abuse towards the player. [8]

In 2008–09, a tense season for Espanyol, which ranked in the bottom three for a lengthy period, Kameni had two incidents: first, he had a near-physical confrontation with a fan (who first insulted the player) after a training session in January, [9] then fought with teammate Grégory Béranger again in training, in May. [10] He still featured in 37 out of 38 league games, being essential to his team's survival, and also broke his compatriot Thomas N'Kono's record of minutes without conceding a goal, setting it at 498. [11]

Málaga

After two more seasons as starter, Kameni was demoted to third choice for 2011–12, with Argentine Mauricio Pochettino still as Espanyol's manager. [12] On 13 January 2012 he moved to Málaga CF, [13] making his league debut on 25 March after replacing injured Willy Caballero during the first half of a 2–1 away win against his former team, and keeping a clean sheet during his time on the pitch. [14]

Kameni became the starter after Caballero left for Manchester City. On 26 September 2015, in a game where Real Madrid registered 31 shots, he put on a Player of the match performance in a 0–0 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. [15] The following matchday, he became the first club goalkeeper to provide an assist in the Spanish top flight, as Charles scored the second of his three goals in the 3–1 home victory over Real Sociedad. [16]

On 2 March 2016, Kameni scored a bizarre own goal in a 1–2 home loss to Valencia CF. [17] Three days later, at Deportivo de La Coruña, he had to be replaced shortly before half-time due to injury, as the match went on to end 3–3. [18]

On 19 November 2016, Kameni denied hosts FC Barcelona on several occasions, in a 0–0 draw. [19]

Fenerbahçe

In July 2017, Kameni signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK. [20] He made his Süper Lig debut on 17 September, being booked late into a 4–1 away defeat of Alanyaspor. [21]

Kameni left by mutual consent on 28 August 2019. [22] [23]

Later career

In April 2021, the 37-year-old Kameni came out of retirement to join Alex Song at Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7. [24] He changed teams and countries again in August 2022, signing for UE Santa Coloma in the Andorran Primera Divisió. [25]

Kameni returned to Spain on 28 October 2023, on a contract at Primera Federación side Antequera CF. [26] He left the following January. [27]

International career

A Cameroon international since the age of 17, in a 0–0 friendly draw against South Korea, [28] Kameni was part of the national team squads at the 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, starting in all but the first. He was the first-choice goalkeeper as his country finished second at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. [29]

In 2002, Kameni was picked for Cameroon's squad of 23 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [3] He was named Best African Goalkeeper for 2006–07, [30] after being runner-up the previous season.

Kameni was also chosen for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and was expected to start by many observers. However, he ended up on the bench as coach Paul Le Guen preferred Souleymanou Hamidou over him, and the national side was the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after losing all three group matches. [31] [32]

On 27 October 2015, more than two years after being left out of consideration for selection for "trying to orchestrate disorder", Kameni was called by new manager Volker Finke for a game against Niger for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. [33] [34]

Personal life

Kameni's older brother, Mathurin, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. [35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2023 [36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol 2004–05 La Liga 380–––380
2005–06 La Liga170–––170
2006–07 La Liga360–––360
2007–08 La Liga300–––300
2008–09 La Liga370–––370
2009–10 La Liga310–––310
2010–11 La Liga330–––330
Total2220–––2220
Málaga 2011–12 La Liga9000––90
2012–13 La Liga30601 [lower-alpha 2] 0–100
2013–14 La Liga0010––10
2014–15 La Liga38000––380
2015–16 La Liga28000––280
2016–17 La Liga35000–350
Total11307010–1210
Fenerbahçe 2017–18 Süper Lig 90502 [lower-alpha 3] 0–160
2018–19 Süper Lig0000––00
Total905020–90
Santa Coloma 2022–23 Primera Divisió 7000––70
Career total351012030–3660

International

Cameroon [37]
YearAppsGoals
200110
200210
200380
200490
200520
200640
200740
2008130
200980
201060
201150
201260
201300
201400
201520
201600
201700
201810
201910
Total710

Honours

Espanyol

Arta/Solar7

Cameroon U23

Cameroon

Individual

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