Aurélien Chedjou

Professional footballer and defender

Aurélien Chedjou - Professional footballer and defender
Born

June 20th, 1985
39 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Cameroon

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A professional footballer from Cameroon played as a defender. Advanced through the youth ranks in his home country before moving to France, where started a career in Ligue 1. Made significant contributions to clubs such as Lille OSC, winning the Ligue 1 title, and later played for Galatasaray in Turkey, winning multiple Süper Lig championships. Represented the national team in several international tournaments, including the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup.

Won Ligue 1 with Lille OSC in 2011

Secured multiple Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray

Competed in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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