Pierre Njanka

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Pierre Njanka
Personal information
Full name Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka
Date of birth (1975-03-15) 15 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993 Tigre Douala
1994 Rail Douala
1995–1998 Olympic Mvolyé 87 (1)
1999 Neuchâtel Xamax 24 (0)
2000–2003 Strasbourg 54 (0)
2002 Strasbourg B 5 (0)
2003–2005 Sedan 52 (0)
2006 Istres 14 (0)
2006 Stade Tunisien 5 (0)
2006–2007 Club Africain 26 (0)
2007–2008 Al-Wehda
2008–2009 Persija Jakarta 27 (0)
2009–2010 Arema Indonesia 38 (10)
2010–2011 Aceh United 12 (2)
2011–2012 Mitra Kukar 11 (1)
2012–2013 Persisam Putra Samarinda 29 (2)
International career
1994–2004 Cameroon 47 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and the 2004 African Nations Cup. He was capped 47 times for his country. He scored a goal against Austria in the 1998 World Cup, for which the commentator said he "tore through the heart of the Austrian defence" before placing the ball in the top corner of the net.

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Njanka previously played for RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan and FC Istres in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. [1] While at Strasbourg, Njanka played in the 2001 Coupe de France Final, in which they beat Amiens SC on penalties. [2] He had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland in July 2000, playing in a pre-season match between Sunderland and KV Mechelen. [3] He was also set to join Portsmouth in 2001, but a knee injury ended the move prematurely. [4] [5]

Honours

Strasbourg

Arema Indonesia

Cameroon

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References

  1. ↑ Njanka – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  2. ↑ "Strasbourg 0-0 Amiens". lequipe.fr. 26 May 2001. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "KV Mechelen 2 Sunderland 2 (Friendly)". 1sunderland.com. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Latest transfer news". BBC. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Njanka looking for career boost". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Arema is The Winner of 2009–2010 ISL" (in Indonesian). LigaIndonesia.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
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