Geremi Njitap

Geremi Njitap
	Geremi with Newcastle United in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso
Date of birth	20 December 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Bafoussam, Cameroon
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Racing Bafoussam
1996–1997	Cerro Porteño
1997–1999	Gençlerbirliği
1999–2003	Real Madrid
2002–2003	→ Middlesbrough (loan)
2003–2007	Chelsea
2007–2009	Newcastle United
2010	Ankaragücü
2010–2011	AEL
Total
International career
1996–2010	Cameroon
Medal record
Representing Cameroon
Men's Football
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Bafoussam	1995	Cameroonian Premier League	5	0			–		–		–		5	0
	1996	Cameroonian Premier League	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	Süper Lig	29	5	3	1	–		–		–		32	6
	Total		57	9	6	2	—		—		—		63	11
Real Madrid	1999–2000	La Liga	20	0	2	0	–		8	0	4	1	34	1
	2000–01		16	0	0	0	–		8	0	2	0	26	0
	2001–02		9	0	2	0	–		5	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	0	–		39	1
	2004–05		13	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	–		20	0
	2005–06		15	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	22	2
	2006–07		19	1	3	0	3	0	2	0	1	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	Premier League	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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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

Racing Bafoussam

Real Madrid

Chelsea

Newcastle United

Cameroon

↑ "Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Player Profile: Geremi". Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi Career Stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi Njitap". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi Europe Stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012. ^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Geremi Turkey Stats". TFF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi Chelsea Stats". Bounder Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi Fotso Njitap – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Geremi: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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