Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang (; born 20 June 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a centre back for LOSC Lille, Galatasaray,

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, Adana Demirspor and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Chedjou signed for

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

at the start of the 2007–08 season, and over five years made over 150 league appearances for the club, helping them to a third

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title and Coupe de France success in 2011. He scored his first

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goal on 21 October 2010 against Levski Sofia after a

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assist to help his team to a 1–0 win. Chedjou's performances with Lille have led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs, with both

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and

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declaring their interest in the player. On 25 May 2013, Chedjou passed his medical and signed for four years with Galatasaray. In 2013–14, Chedjou played every minute of Galatasaray's

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campaign, scoring in the round of 16 home leg against Chelsea. Chedjou made 119 appearances during a four-year stint with Galatasaray that saw him win the league title in 2015 and three straight Turkish FA Cup titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016 as well as three Turkish Super Cups in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In the summer of 2017 Chedjou joined Istanbul Basaksehir on a free transfer. However, he broke his ankle in the pre-season preparatory camp and had to wait for his debut. On 2 September 2019, he signed two-year contract with

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Club statistics

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notice: Including 1 competitive competitions.

International goals

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International career

Represented the national team at

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when his team advanced to the quarterfinals. as well as the 2014 World Cup in Brasil.

Honours

Lille *

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* Coupe de France:

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Galatasaray *

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: 2014–15 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known a ...

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