Mohammed Djetei

Mohammed Djetei Camara (born 18 August 1994) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Spanish club Albacete Balompié and the Cameroon national team as a central defender.

Mohammed Djetei
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Djetei
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 International Sporting
2015–2016 Union Douala
2016–2019 Gimnàstic 32 (0)
2019–2021 Córdoba 39 (4)
2021– Albacete 70 (3)
International career‡
Cameroon U17
Cameroon U20
2015– Cameroon A' 7 (0)
2016– Cameroon 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017

Club career

Born in Yaoundé, Djetei made his senior debut with International Sporting Club of Douala in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Union Douala, after a partnership between both clubs was established.[1][2]

On 4 July 2016, Djetei signed a four-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[3] He made his debut for the club on 12 October, starting in a 1–1 Copa del Rey away draw against Rayo Vallecano (5–4 win on penalties).[4]

Djetei made his debut in the second level on 6 November 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against CD Mirandés.[5] In August of the following year, during a pre-season match against Real Zaragoza, he suffered a serious knee injury.[6]

On 2 September 2019, Djetei signed a contract with Segunda División B side Córdoba CF.

International career

On 18 October 2015, Djetei made his international debut with a local team of Cameroon, after starting in a 0–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification home draw against Congo.[7] He also made the 23-man list for the final tournament, all teams being consisted exclusively of players playing in their African homecountries.[8]

On 30 May 2016, Djetei made his full international debut, appearing in a 2–3 friendly away loss against France after coming on as a late substitute for Aurélien Chedjou at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes.[9] The following 5 January, he was included in Hugo Broos' 23-man squad ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations,[10] being used as a backup as his side was crowned champions.

Honours

International
Cameroon

References
  1. "Union of Douala rejects AS Vita Club's offer for Mohamed Djetei". Cameroon Web. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "Mohammed Camara Djetei. Le porte-flambeau de la relève" [Mohammed Camara Djetei. The torch bearer of the reserves] (in French). Camer-Sport.be. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "Djetei, primer fichaje del Nàstic 2016–2017" [Djetei, first signing of Nàstic 2016–2017] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. "El Nástic aumenta las dudas en Vallecas" [Nàstic raise the doubts at the Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. "El Nástic se estrena por fin" [Nástic finally debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. "Djetei se rompe el ligamento cruzado de la rodilla izquierda" [Djetei tears the cruciate ligament of the left knee] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. "[EL. CHAN 2016]: Rien à se mettre sous la dent pour les Lions A'" [[CHAN 2016 qualifiers]: Nothing to be smiling for Lions A'] (in French). Camfoot. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. "Cameroun: les 23 Lions pour le CHAN 2016" [Cameroon: the 23 Lions for the CHAN 2016] (in French). Afrik-Foot. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. "France 3-2 Cameroon: Dimitri Payet free-kick seals victory".
  10. "Cameroon names AFCON 2017 squad despite player pullout crisis". Africa News. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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