| André Bikey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Stéphane Bikey Amugu | |
| Date of birth | 8 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Reading | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2005 2004–2005 2005 2005–2007 2006–2007 2007– |
Espanyol Paços de Ferreira Shinnik Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Moscow → Reading (loan) Reading |
0 (0) 1 (0) 11 (1) 14 (0) 15 (0) 6 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| Cameroon | 5 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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André Stéphane Bikey Amugu (born 8 January 1985, Douala, Cameroon) is a professional footballer. His position is defender and he can play in the centre of defence or at right back. He is currently playing for Reading in the English Premier League.
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Club career
Bikey started his professional career at Espanyol in Spain, but failed to make the grade, leaving without making a first team appearance. He then moved to Shinnik Yaroslavl in Russia, where he caught the eye of Lokomotiv Moscow, for whom he signed on 1 July 2005.[1] However, he failed to settle in the Russian capital, and, tired of racial abuse from the fans of rival teams, he jumped at the chance to play for a premiership team, so hejoined Reading for an initial trial period during their pre-season trip to Sweden in 2006, where he impressed manager Steve Coppell. He was sent off in his final trial match for the club against Örgryte IS for head-butting an opponent,[2] an incident that was thought to have ended Reading's interest in the player. Coppell however put the incident down to the player being "determined to impress" and after much negotiation with Lokomotiv, a season-long loan deal was agreed on 26 August 2006,[3] with Reading having an option to purchase the player at the end of the loan. Bikey expressed a desire to obtain a permanent deal,[4] and following improving performances, it was announced on 24 April 2007 that Bikey had signed a three-year contract with Reading for a transfer fee in excess of £1 million, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2010.[5] Bikey scored his first league goal for Reading on 15 August 2007, in Reading's 2-1 home defeat to Chelsea.
International career
Bikey represents Cameroon at international level. Bikey has been named in Cameroon’s provisional squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations[6].
References
- ^ Transfers - Archive. Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Seol scores very late winner but Bikey is shown red card in final Swedish game", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-08-08. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Royals sign Andre Bikey from Lokomotiv Moscow; initially on season-long loan", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-08-26. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
- ^ "Bikey targets new deal with Royals", Reading Evening Post, 2007-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ "Royals sign Bikey for fee in excess of £1million", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-04-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Cameroon cancel Kenya camp", BBC Sport, 2007-12-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
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1 Hahnemann • 2 Murty • 3 Shorey • 4 Cissé • 5 Sonko • 6 Gunnarsson • 7 Little • 8 Lita • 9 Doyle • 10 Hunt • 11 Oster • 12 Kitson • 14 Halls • 15 Harper • 16 Ingimarsson • 17 Convey • 19 Rosenior • 20 Faé • 21 Stack • 22 Bikey • 23 de la Cruz • 24 Long • 27 Brown • 29 Duberry • 31 Cox • 32 Federici • 34 Henry • 35 Pearce • 36 Andersen • 37 Robson-Kanu • 40 Karacan • 42 Bozanic • 43 Illugason • –– Sigurðsson • Manager: Coppell |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bikey, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bikey Amugu, André Stéphane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 January 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Douala, Cameroon |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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