Eric Djemba-Djemba
Djemba-Djemba playing for OB in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Nantes | 42 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Manchester United | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Aston Villa | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Burnley (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Qatar SC | 26 | (3) |
| 2008–2012 | OB | 102 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 28 | (0) |
| 2013 | Partizan | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | St Mirren | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Chennaiyin | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Persebaya Surabaya | 6 | (4) |
| 2016 | Châteaubriant | ||
| 2016– | FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues | ||
| National team | |||
| 2002–2011 | Cameroon | 24 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:57, 30 January 2015 (UTC). |
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Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba (born 4 May 1981) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss fifth division club FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues. He has previously played club football in France, England, Qatar, Denmark, Israel, Scotland, India, Indonesia and Serbia. In international competition, he represented Cameroon, having appeared for his country 24 times, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Djemba-Djemba rose to prominence with Nantes in France, where he forged a successful partnership with Mathieu Berson. His impressive performances as a feisty and uncompromising tackler for the French club earned him a dream move to Manchester United for £3.5 million in the summer of 2003, signed by Alex Ferguson as a possible eventual successor to the 31-year-old Roy Keane.
Arriving in England, Djemba-Djemba was unknown to many fans and pundits alike. He established his aggressive style on his debut against Arsenal in the FA Community Shield, with a tackle on Arsenal's Sol Campbell which Arsène Wenger called "obscene".
In 18 months at Old Trafford, Djemba-Djemba found it difficult to maintain a period of sustained form, and he was eventually unable to establish himself as a player capable of filling captain Roy Keane's shoes. A highlight during his United career was when he scored a looping volley against Leeds United in the League Cup. With the score at 2–2 and 3 minutes of extra time left, Quinton Fortune swung in a corner which reached Djemba-Djemba, who hit it first time and it looped over Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson which secured a 3–2 win and progression to the next round. He scored only once more for United, in a 5–0 UEFA Champions League win over Greek side Panathinaikos.
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