Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (born 2 May 1989), also known as Arnaud Djoum or Arnaud Sutchuin, is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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. He has previously played for Belgian clubs

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and Anderlecht, in the Netherlands for

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

, in Turkey for

Akhisar Belediyespor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

, in Poland with Lech Poznań, in Scotland at Heart of Midlothian and

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

, for Saudi club Al-Raed and in Cyprus for Apollon Limassol.

Career

Club

Djoum started his career at

in the 2006–07 season. He played 12 matches and scored one goal for the Belgian club. He moved to Anderlecht, but failed to make a break through. In January 2009, he moved to

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...

in the Netherlands appearing 119 times over a span of 5 years. After a spell in Turkey with

Akhisar Belediyespor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

, Djoum signed for Polish club Lech Poznań in early 2015. Djoum then joined Heart of Midlothian in September 2015. He scored his first goal for the club in a narrow 2–1 loss to rivals Celtic in October 2015. After settling in he very quickly became a star man in

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's team. He left Hearts to join Saudi club, Al-Ra'ed in July 2019, upon the expiry of his contract. Djoum returned to Scottish football in October 2022, signing a two-year contract with

. Following their relegation to the

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, Djoum would leave the ''Terrors'' in June 2023.

International

Djoum represented various Belgium youth teams, before making his senior debut 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 ...

in September 2016, in a 2–0 win over

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in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. He played the whole 90 minutes as Cameroon defeated

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2–1 on 5 February 2017, to win the

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Career statistics

Honours

Lech Poznań *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

: 2014–15 Cameroon * Africa Cup of Nations:

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References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
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Profile at elfvoetbal
* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian people of Cameroonian descent R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Roda JC Kerkrade players Lech Poznań players Al Raed FC players Apollon Limassol FC players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Ekstraklasa players Süper Lig players Saudi Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Black Belgian sportspeople Dundee United F.C. players {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub