Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (born 3 July 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a defender. Born in France, he represented Cameroon at international level.

Club career

Kana-Biyik began his career at

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very cl ...

in 2005 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he made his debut on 22 February 2008 against

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

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. On 21 June 2010, Kana-Biyik signed a four-year-deal with

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

. He joined

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

on 10 January 2015 on a two and a half year contract. In August 2016, Kana-Biyik left Toulouse to join

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side

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. Kana-Biyik had made over 150

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appearances before moving to Turkey. In July 2019, Kana-Biyik joined Gazişehir Gaziantep. In January 2022, he signed for his hometown club

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

International career

Kana-Biyik was a former member of the France under-21 team. In 2012 decided to play for

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 ...

at senior level. He retired from international duty with Cameroon in September 2019, having made 6 appearances.

Personal life

He is the son of

André Kana-Biyik André Kana-Biyik (born 1 September 1965) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. The brother of François, he started a professional career in 1986 with Diamant Yaoundé. From 1988 to 1994 he played in France Ligue 1 with F ...

Honours

Le Havre *

: 2007–08

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kana-Biyik, Jean-Armel 1989 births Living people Footballers from Metz Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent France men's under-21 international footballers Le Havre AC players Stade Rennais F.C. players Toulouse FC players Kayserispor footballers FC Metz players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers