Somen Alfred Tchoyi (born 29 March 1983) is a Cameroonian former professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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. He played for the
Cameroon national team from to 2008 to 2011 scoring two goals in 15 appearances.
Club career
Odd Grenland & Stabæk IF
Tchoyi signed for
Odd Grenland
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in time for the 2005–2006 season from
Union Douala
Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One.
History
It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.
Achievements
National
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. After Odd purchased
Tommy Svindal Larsen, he played less due to the two not mixing well on the field and due to restrictions on non-EU players in Norway. Subsequently, Tchoyi was sold to
Stabæk during the 2006–07 season for 3.000.000
NOK (approx.
£330,000).
West Bromwich Albion
During the early summer of 2010, Tchoyi was reportedly the subject of interest from
Premier League
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clubs, including
Blackburn
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,
Fulham and
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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, but on 20 August 2010, after some lengthy preparation work, including a successful appeal for a UK work permit, newly promoted
West Bromwich Albion
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acquired the player's services for two years on an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club when he came on as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool on 29 August 2010. He scored his first goal for the club against
Manchester United at
Old Trafford on 16 October 2010. He scored his second goal for the club in the 4–1 win over
Leicester City
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in the
English League Cup on 27 October 2010. He scored his third goal for West Bromwich Albion against
Everton in a Premier League fixture on 27 November 2010, with a fourth the following weekend against
Newcastle United. In a feat revered as 'Tchoyi Story 3' by Baggies fans (referencing the film ''
Toy Story 3
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'') he scored a
hat-trick
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Origin
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against Newcastle United at
St. James' Park on the last day of the 2010–11 season, rescuing a point for the Baggies after being down 3–0 early into the second half.
He picked up his form by starting West Brom's first game of the 2011–12 campaign at home to Manchester United, linking up well with the club's new record signing
Shane Long
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. Despite a battling performance to level the score at 1–1, United won the game 2–1. Tchoyi scored his last goal for the club away to Fulham to level the score at 1–1 late on in the game. He was an enigmatic but liked player at the Hawthorns, earning the nickname 'big unit'.
FC Augsburg
Following 41 games at West Brom netting 7 goals, Tchoyi was released. He subsequently signed a contract with Augsburg in Germany until the end of the season with an option for an extension.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Douala
Men's association football midfielders
Cameroonian men's footballers
Union Douala players
Odds BK players
FC Augsburg players
Stabæk Fotball players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Eliteserien players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Premier League players
2. Bundesliga players
Cameroon men's international footballers
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany