Alioum Saidou

Not to be confused with Saidou Alioum.

Alioum Saidou (born 19 February 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played international football for the Cameroon national team, with whom he played at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

Alioum Saidou

Personal information
Full name	Alioum Saidou
Date of birth	(1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Maroua, Cameroon
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–1999	Coton Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	İstanbulspor	147	(12)
2004–2006	Galatasaray	29	(0)
2005	→ Malatyaspor (loan)	13	(0)
2006–2007	Nantes	18	(0)
2007–2010	Kayserispor	79	(5)
2010–2011	Sivasspor	4	(0)
Total		290	(17)
International career
2003–2008	Cameroon	15	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Maroua, Saidou started his career in his native Cameroon at local side Coton Sport before being spotted by scouts from İstanbulspor. He joined Galatasaray S.K., before moving to Malatyaspor in 2005.

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2005–06

Kayserispor

• Turkish Cup: 2008