Lucien Mettomo

Lucien Mettomo
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-04-19) 19 April 1977
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–1996	Tonnerre Yaoundé	26	(2)
1996–2001	Saint-Étienne	81	(9)
2001–2003	Manchester City	27	(1)
2003–2006	1. FC Kaiserslautern	41	(2)
2006	Kayseri Erciyesspor	11	(0)
2006–2007	FC Luzern	25	(2)
2007–2008	Southampton	0	(0)
2008–2009	Veria F.C.	6	(0)
Total		217	(16)
National team
1997–2004	Cameroon	29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Lucien Mettomo (born 19 April 1977 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer. Formerly, he has played for Tonnerre Yaoundé, Saint-Étienne, Manchester City, Kaiserslautern, Kayseri Erciyesspor and FC Luzern.

He was part of the Cameroon squad at the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.

Playing career

Mettomo made his name in France, playing for St. Étienne. In September 2001, he signed for Manchester City of the English First Division for a £1.5 million fee. His Manchester City debut came as a substitute in a 6–0 League Cup defeat of Birmingham City.^[1] He played 23 league games that season, scoring once against Bradford,^[2] helping Manchester City to win the 2001–02 First Division Championship. The following season, Mettomo rarely featured in the first team due to the signing of Sylvain Distin. He made only four Premier League appearances,^[3] and in the close season signed for Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga.

Mettomo went on trial with Norwich City in September 2007, but the club decided not to offer Mettomo a contract due to concerns over his fitness. Later that month, Mettomo signed a short term deal at English Championship side Southampton that would run until the end of the 2007–08 season; this contract was cancelled in January, however, due to Mettomo's inability to break into the first team.^[4]

References

↑ "City's super six show". Manchester Evening News. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
↑ "City comeback floors Bradford". BBC. 16 December 2001. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
↑ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p473
↑ "SAINTSFC.CO.UK: / News / Archive / Mettomo released".

External links

Lucien Mettomo career statistics at Soccerbase
Lucien Mettomo at BBC World Cup 2002

Cameroon squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations

1 Songo'o 2 Etchi 3 Womé 4 Mimboe 5 Kalla 6 Geremi 7 Tchoutang 8 Billong 9 Tchami 10 M'Boma 11 Mangan 12 Simo 13 Mettomo 14 Suffo 15 Foé 16 Ongandzi 17 Olembé 18 Ipoua 19 Moreau 20 Song 21 Job 22 Boukar Coach: Onguéné

Cameroon squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Winners (3rd Title)

1 Alioum 2 Atouba 3 Wome 4 Song 5 Kalla 6 Njanka 7 Tchoutang 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 M'Boma 11 Ndiefi 12 Lauren 13 Mettomo 14 Pensée 15 Ndo 16 Bekono 17 Foé 18 Hamga 19 Mahouvé 20 Olembé 21 Job 22 Hamidou Coach: Lechantre

Cameroon squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations Winners (4th Title)

1 Boukar 2 Tchato 3 Womé 4 Song (c) 5 Kalla 6 Dika Dika 7 N'Do 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 M'Boma 11 Ndiefi 12 Lauren 13 Mettomo 14 Epalle 15 Alnoudji 16 Songo'o 17 Foé 18 Suffo 19 Djemba‑Djemba 20 Olembé 21 N'Gom Kome 22 Kameni Coach: Schäfer

Cameroon squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Boukar 2 Tchato 3 Wome 4 Song (c) 5 Kalla 6 Njanka 7 N'Do 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 M'Boma 11 N'Diefi 12 Lauren 13 Mettomo 14 Epalle 15 Alnoudji 16 Songo'o 17 Foé 18 Suffo 19 Djemba-Djemba 20 Olembé 21 Job 22 Kameni 23 N'Gom Kome Coach: Schäfer

Cameroon squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-up

1 Kameni 2 Tchato 3 Perrier-Doumbé 4 Song 5 Atouba 6 Njanka 7 M'bami 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 Emaná 11 Ndiefi 12 Kwekeu 13 Mettomo 14 Epalle 15 Bahoken 16 Mezague 17 Foé 18 Idrissou 19 Djemba-Djemba 20 Falemi 21 Job 22 Ngon 23 Eboué Coach: Schäfer

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