Charley Roussel Fomen (born 9 July 1989) is a Cameroonian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Fomen began his professional career in 2007 with

Mount Cameroon FC Mount Cameroon Football Club is a Cameroonian football club based in Buéa. The club was founded in 1997 by Hon. Calvin Foinding. They have competed for more than 12 years in the Cameroon Première Division (Elite One). Their home stadium is t ...

, moving in the following year to Panthère de Bangangté. On 17 April 2009, he had his first abroad experience, signing with

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club

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

, who had already scouted the player. During his first season, he did not appear in

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, as the club won the title. On 1 July 2010, Fomen was loaned to second level's

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...

, in a

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-long move. He played 28 times as the club won promotion to

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. On 3 August 2011, Fomen moved to

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side

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan language, Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a Football in France, French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the c ...

on free transfer. After four seasons with Clermont, Fomen was sidelined for a year through injury. He moved to Iceland and signed for

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar ( en, Hafnarfjörður Gymnastics Club), commonly referred to as FH, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. It was founded in 1929 ...

. He was loaned by them to another Icelandic club,

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. When his father died in January 2017 he returned to Cameroon, signing a contract with Feutcheu FC. Fomen signed a two-year contract with French

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side

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in July 2017.

International career

Fomen earned his first call-up for the U-17 of

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

on 27 July 2006, being summoned for a training camp in his hometown of

Buea Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The city is located in Fako Division, on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, and has a population of 300,000 (at the 2013 Census). It has two Government Hotels, the Mountain Hotel and P ...

.Briefs: Junior Lions Camp In Buea
Post News Line, 27 July 2006

References

External links

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OM profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fomen, Charly Roussel 1989 births Living people People from Buea Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers Panthère Sportive du Ndé FC players Olympique de Marseille players Dijon FCO players Clermont Foot players Red Star F.C. players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers