Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik

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Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
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Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–2001 A.S. de Montivilliers
2001–2004 CSS Municipaux Havre
2004–2008 Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Le Havre 42 (0)
2010 Rennes B 2 (0)
2010–2015 Rennes 113 (3)
2015–2016 Toulouse 28 (3)
2016–2019 Kayserispor 85 (1)
2019–2021 Gaziantep 50 (3)
2022 Metz 10 (0)
International career
2009 France U21 5 (1)
2012–2019 Cameroon 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (born 3 July 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represented Cameroon at international level.

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Club career

Kana-Biyik began his career at Le Havre in 2005 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he made his debut on 22 February 2008 against Dijon in Ligue 2. [1] On 21 June 2010, Kana-Biyik signed a four-year-deal with Rennes. [2] He joined Toulouse on 10 January 2015 on a two and a half year contract. [3]

In August 2016, Kana-Biyik left Toulouse to join Süper Lig side Kayserispor. [4] Kana-Biyik had made over 150 Ligue 1 appearances before moving to Turkey. [5]

In July 2019, Kana-Biyik joined Gazişehir Gaziantep. [6] In January 2022, he signed for his hometown club Metz. [7]

International career

Kana-Biyik was a former member of the France under-21 team. [8] In 2012 decided to play for Cameroon at senior level. [9] He retired from international duty with Cameroon in September 2019, having made 6 appearances. [10]

Personal life

He is the son of André Kana-Biyik. [11]

Honours

Le Havre

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References

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  2. ↑ "JA Kana-Biyik a passé la visite médicale". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik rejoint le TFC !" (in French). tfc.info. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mercato : Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Toulouse) à Kayserispor (Turquie)". L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "L'ancien joueur du HAC Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik à la recherche du temps perdu" [Former HAC player Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik in search of lost time] (in French). paris-normandie.fr. 12 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "KANA-BIYIK GAZİŞEHİR'DE!". GFK. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official | Metz sign Cameroonian defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik". Get French Football News. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "UEFA Profile".
  9. ↑ Kobo, Kingsley. "Rennes' Jean-Armel Kana-Biyick opts for Cameroon over Les Bleus". Goal. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kana-Biyik: Cameroon defender ends international career". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
  11. ↑ Kobo, Kingsley (4 January 2012). "Fifa clears Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik to play for Cameroon". Goal.com.
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