Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang (; born 20 June 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre back for Lille, Galatasaray, Bursaspor, Adana Demirspor and the Cameroon national team.
Club career Chedjou signed for Lille 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 Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France success in 2011. He scored his first UEFA Europa League goal on 21 October 2010 against Levski Sofia after a Stéphane Dumont 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 Newcastle UnitedNewcastle target Aurelien Chedjou and Valencia 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 UEFA Champions League 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.https://www.haber7.com/amphtml/istanbul-basaksehir/haber/2519490-chedjoudan-tudora-zehir-zemberek-sozler
On 2 September 2019, he signed two-year contract with Amiens SC.
International career Represented the national team at 2010 Africa Cup of Nations when his team advanced to the quarterfinals. as well as the 2014 World Cup in Brasil.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLille2007–08Ligue 1200000––202008–092603010––3002009–103120000111–4232010–11341611082–4942011–12274301040103642012–13343302071–464Total15410151503041020515Galatasaray2013–14Süper Lig21340–81003342014–1526430–50103542015–1618142–60102932016–1715041––10201Total808153–1913011812Başakşehir2017–18Süper Lig1000–––102019–202000–10–30Total3000–10–40Bursaspor (loan)2018–19Süper Lig261––––261Amiens2019–20Ligue 12201020––2502020–21Ligue 210––––10Total2301020––260Adana Demirspor2020–21TFF First League5110–––61Career total28319294705054037429
International
| 1. || 8 September 2013 || Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé || || || || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Lille Ligue 1: 2010–11 Coupe de France: 2010–11
Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2014–15 Turkish Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Turkish Super Cup: 2013, 2015, 2016
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