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 71 (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 8 (1)
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 23:26, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:27, 25 March 2022 (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] 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. On 25 March 2022, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Ivory Coast.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 April 2022[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 32141—111—473
Total 71310200111—926
Career total 96311220202001297

International
As of match played 25 March 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202170
202211
Total81
As of match played 25 March 2022
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tchouaméni goal[14]
List of international goals scored by Aurélien Tchouaméni
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2022Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France8 Ivory Coast2–12–1Friendly

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. "Aurélien Tchouaméni – national football team player". EU-Football.info. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. "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.
  17. "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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