Geremi Njitap

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

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 (age 46)
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

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. 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. 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

• La Liga: 2000–01
• UEFA Champions League: 1999–2000, 2001–02

Chelsea

• Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06^[9]
• FA Community Shield: 2005

Newcastle United

• Football League Championship: 2009–10

International

Cameroon

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2000
• African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002

Individual

• Africa Cup of Nations: Team of All Tournaments^[source?]