Geremi Njitap

Geremi Njitap
Geremi with Newcastle United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso[1]
Date of birth (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978
Place of birth Bafoussam, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Racing Bafoussam 28 (5)
1996–1997 Cerro Porteño 6 (0)
1997–1999 Gençlerbirliği 57 (9)
1999–2003 Real Madrid 45 (2)
2002–2003 → Middlesbrough (loan) 33 (7)
2003–2007 Chelsea 72 (4)
2007–2009 Newcastle United 49 (2)
2010 Ankaragücü 12 (2)
2010–2011 AEL 10 (0)
Total 312 (29)
International career
1996–2010 Cameroon 118 (13)
Medal record
Representing  Cameroon
Men's Football
2000 Sydney Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geremi Njitap (born 20 December 1978) is a Cameroonian former football player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6][7]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Bafoussam 1995 Cameroonian Premier League 5 0 – – – 5 0
1996 23 5 – – 23 5
Total 28 5 — — 28 5
Cerro Porteño 1997 Paraguayan Primera División 6 0 – – 4 0 – 10 0
Gençlerbirliği 1997–98 Süper Lig 28 4 3 1 – – – 31 5
1998–99 29 5 3 1 – – – 32 6
Total 57 9 6 2 — — — 63 11
Real Madrid 1999–2000 La Liga 20 0 2 0 – 8[c] 0 4[d] 1 34 1
2000–01 16 0 0 0 – 8[c] 0 2[e] 0 26 0
2001–02 9 0 2 0 – 5[c] 1 0 0 16 1
Total 45 0 4 0 — 21 1 6 1 76 2
Middlesbrough (loan) 2002–03 Premier League 33 7 1 0 0 0 – – 34 7
Chelsea 2003–04 Premier League 25 1 1 0 3 0 10[c] 0 – 39 1
2004–05 13 0 2 0 1 0 4[c] 0 – 20 0
2005–06 15 2 3 0 1 0 2[c] 0 1[f] 0 22 2
2006–07 19 1 3 0 3 0 2[c] 0 1[f] 0 28 1
Total 72 4 9 0 8 0 18 0 2 0 109 4
Newcastle United 2007–08 Premier League 27 2 0 0 1 0 – – 28 2
2008–09 15 0 0 0 2 0 – – 17 0
2009–10 Championship 7 0 0 0 2 1 – – 9 1
Total 49 2 0 0 5 1 – – 54 3
Ankaragücü 2009–10 Süper Lig 12 2 0 0 – – – 12 2
AEL 2010–11 Super League Greece 10 0 1 0 – – – 11 0
Career total 312 29 21 2 13 1 43 1 8 1 397 34
  1. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Greek Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 1996 3 0
1997 9 0
1998 4 0
1999 4 0
2000 9 0
2001 8 0
2002 14 1
2003 9 1
2004 10 0
2005 6 3
2006 7 2
2007 5 1
2008 11 2
2009 9 2
2010 10 1
Total 118 13

International goals

List of international goals scored by Geremi
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2002 Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan  England 2–2 Draw International friendly
2. 21 June 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Turkey 1–0 Win 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
3. 9 February 2005 Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Creteil, France  Senegal 1–0 Win Friendly
4. 27 March 2005 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Sudan 2–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 4 June 2005 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–4 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 29 January 2006 Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  DR Congo 2–0 Win 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
7. 3 September 2006 Stade Amahoro, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 0–3 Win 2008 Africa Nations Cup qualification
8. 17 June 2007 Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia, Garoua, Cameroon  Rwanda 2–1 Win 2008 Africa Nations Cup qualification
9. 26 January 2008 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Zambia 5–1 Win 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
10. 4 February 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Tunisia 2–3 Win 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
11. 11 February 2009 Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle, France  Guinea 3–1 Win Friendly
12. 10 October 2009 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Togo 3–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 17 January 2010 Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola  Zambia 3–2 Win 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Club

Racing Bafoussam

  • Cameroonian Cup: 1996

Real Madrid

Chelsea

Newcastle United

International

Cameroon

Individual

  • Africa Cup of Nations: Team of All Tournaments

References

  1. ↑ "Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Geremi". Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Geremi Career Stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Geremi Njitap". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Geremi Europe Stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Geremi Turkey Stats". TFF. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Geremi Chelsea Stats". Bounder Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Geremi Fotso Njitap – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Geremi: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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