Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (born 3 July 1989) is a French-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Gaziantep F.K. and the Cameroon national team.

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gaziantep
Number 76
Youth career
1995–2001 A.S. de Montivilliers
2001–2004 CSS Municipaux Havre
2004–2008 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Le Havre 42 (0)
2010–2015 Rennes 113 (3)
2015–2016 Toulouse 28 (3)
2016–2019 Kayserispor 85 (1)
2019– Gaziantep 29 (1)
National team‡
2009 France U21 5 (1)
2012–2019 Cameroon 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Kana-Biyik began his career at Le Havre in 2005 and was promoted to the first team in 2008, he made his debut on 22 February 2008 against Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2.[1] On 21 June 2010, Kana-Biyik signed a four-year-deal with Rennes.[2] He joined Toulouse on 10 January 2015 on a two and a half year contract.[3]

In August 2016, Kana-Biyik left Toulouse to join Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[4]

In July 2019, Kana-Biyik joined Gazişehir Gaziantep.[5]

International career

Kana-Biyik was a former member of the France under-21 team.[6] In 2012 decided to play for Cameroon at senior level.[7] He retired from international duty with Cameroon in September 2019, having made 6 appearances.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of André Kana-Biyik.[9]

Honours

Le Havre Ligue 2 (1): 2007–08

References
  1. http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J25&num_ordre=7%5B%5D
  2. "JA Kana-Biyik a passé la visite médicale". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  3. "Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik rejoint le TFC !" (in French). tfc.info. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "Mercato : Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Toulouse) à Kayserispor (Turquie)". L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "KANA-BIYIK GAZİŞEHİR'DE!". GFK. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "UEFA Profile".
  7. Kobo, Kingsley. "Rennes' Jean-Armel Kana-Biyick opts for Cameroon over Les Bleus". Goal. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. "Kana-Biyik: Cameroon defender ends international career". 22 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Kobo, Kingsley (4 January 2012). "Fifa clears Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik to play for Cameroon". Goal.com.
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