Aurélien Tchouaméni

Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (born 27 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the France national team.

Aurélien Tchouaméni
Tchouaméni with Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Rouen, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2011 SJ D'Artigues
2011–2018 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bordeaux B 16 (3)
2018–2020 Bordeaux 25 (0)
2020– Monaco 52 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 France U16 11 (0)
2016–2017 France U17 14 (0)
2017–2018 France U18 11 (1)
2018 France U19 7 (0)
2019 France U20 5 (0)
2021– France U21 4 (0)
2021– France 7 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2021 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:29, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:25, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Tchouaméni was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime,[4] but grew up in Bordeaux, Gironde.[5]

Club career

Bordeaux

Tchouaméni made his first team debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 UEFA Europa League away win to Latvian side FK Ventspils in the second qualifying round on 26 July 2018, starting the match and playing 89 minutes.[6] He scored his first goal of his senior club career on 9 August, netting the final goal in Bordeaux's 3–1 Europa League away victory over Mariupol.[7]

Monaco

On 29 January 2020, Tchouaméni signed a four and a half year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.[8] After about a year playing for his club side, he finally registered his first league goal for the side, netting the second goal in a 3–1 win against Marseille on 23 January 2021.[9]

International career

Tchouaméni is of Cameroonian descent.[10] He is a youth international for France.

On 26 August 2021, he received his first call up to the France senior squad.[11] On 1 September, he made his international debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina replacing Thomas Lemar in the 46th minute.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 November 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2018–19 Ligue 1 100000091—191
2019–20 Ligue 1 1501020——180
Total 250102091—371
Monaco 2019–20 Ligue 1 300000——30
2020–21 Ligue 1 36261———423
2021–22 Ligue 1 13100—81—212
Total 523610081—665
Career total 7737120172001036

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202170
Total70

Honours

France

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  2. "Aurélien Tchouaméni: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "Aurélien Tchouameni". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. "Aurélien Tchouaméni". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. "Exclu - Aurélien Tchouaméni (1/2) : « J'étais le premier fan de mon papa »". Onze Mondial (in French). Paris. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. "Ventspils vs. Bordeaux - 26 July 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. "Mariopul vs. Bordeaux - 9 August 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. "Aurélien Tchouaméni quitte Bordeaux et signe à Monaco jusqu'en 2024 (officiel)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. "AS Monaco 3–1 OM". Ligue 1. 23 January 2021.
  10. "Mercato: un jeune Camerounais de 17ans signe au Fc Bordeaux". 13 November 2017.
  11. "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". fff.fr. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  12. Aurélien Tchouaméni at Soccerway
  13. "Aurélien Tchouaméni". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  14. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. "Trophées UNFP : Tchouaméni (Monaco) élu meilleur espoir" [Trophées UNFP : Tchouaméni (Monaco) elected best hope]. Le Figaro (in French). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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