Salomon Olembé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Salomon Olembé-Olembé | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2002 | Nantes | 103 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | → Marseille (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Marseille | 67 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Leeds United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Al Rayyan (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Kayserispor | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | Larissa | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 229 | (12) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2007 | Cameroon | 64 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 20 June 2008 (UTC). | |||
René Salomon Olembé-Olembé (born 8 December 1980 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian former footballer.
Club career
Olembé started his career with Nantes before transferring to Marseille in 2002. While at Marseille he spent a season on loan at English Premiership strugglers Leeds United and a season at Qatari club Al Rayyan.
After leaving Marseille permanently in 2007, Olembé spent the summer on trial at Premiership newcomers Derby County, where he scored in a friendly match against Burton Albion. However, he was not offered a contract by Derby and, on 4 September, he was snapped up by Wigan Athletic manager Chris Hutchings on a one-year initial contract.[1] He was signed as a replacement for the recently departed Leighton Baines, but only made 8 appearances for the Lancashire club.
In April 2008, it was revealed that Olembé would transfer to Turkish club Kayserispor.[2]
In January 2010, in the winter break of his second season in the Süper Lig, Olembé transferred to Greek side Larissa, but spent only a few months with the club before joining English Championship team Burnley on trial in March. He played in a reserve game against Manchester City but was substituted at half-time.[3]
International career
Olembé made his debut for Cameroon in 1997, and made a total of 64 appearances for his country. He represented Cameroon at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
International goals
Cameroon score shown first[4]
| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 April 2000 |  Somalia | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 January 2002 |  Togo | 3–0 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 7 February 2002 |  Mali | 3–0 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 7 February 2002 | Mali | 3–0 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
General
Specific
- ↑ "Wigan sign Cameroon star Olembe". BBC Sport. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
- ↑ "Olembe to Kayserispor". Vitalfootball. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ↑ "Olembe plays in reserves". Clarets-Mad. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/
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