Jean-Hugues Ateba Bilayi (born 1 April 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a defender. Born in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

, Ateba joined Nantes in 1997, coming from Cameroon where he played with Nassara and Brasseries du Cameroun. His debut for the first team came in the 2000–01 season. At the end of the 2003–04 season his contract came to an end, and he chose a transfer to

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. After only making 30 appearances in three years for PSG, Bilayi chose to move down to Ligue 2 with Châteauroux.

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