Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso (born 20 December 1978), known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian former professional

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. He was a versatile player able to play at

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, known for his power, pace, combative style and

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ability. The most successful periods of Geremi's club career came at

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and Chelsea, winning the

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with the first and domestic honours with the latter. Geremi earned 118 caps for

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from 1996 to 2010, scoring 13 goals. He was a member of their squad for seven

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tournaments, winning in

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, as well as the World Cup in

and

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and a gold medal at the

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Club career

Early career

Geremi was born in

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, Cameroon. Raised into a footballing family, Geremi was encouraged to remain focused on school by his father, a former player. But as duties for his club and national teams pulled him away from his studies, he eventually decided to pursue his playing career. Geremi gave up on studying for his university entrance exams and began playing professionally. Geremi began his career with a local side in Bafoussam,

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, in 1995. A first-division club in the Cameroon's MTN Elite One, Racing had won the league championship the year before 16-year-old Geremi arrived and won the league cup, the Cameroonian Cup, in his only season as a professional at the club.

Cerro Porteño

In 1996, Geremi received an offer from

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, which he took, after being scouted whilst playing for the Cameroon U21 national team in

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. Before Geremi arrived at Cerro Porteño, agent Pedro Aldave picked between

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and Geremi to go to Paraguay and join the

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club. Geremi was 18 when he arrived at the club. In 1997, Geremi was teammates with compatriot Cyrille Florent Bella, the

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an Ricardo Bitancort,

ian Felippe Ximenes, and

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ans

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, Jorge Martín Núñez,

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and Roberto Fernández in Cerro Porteño's team. Geremi was the star of the title decider in Paraguay's 1997 Apertura Tournament, which Cerro Porteño lost. He only disputed one tournament with Cerro Porteño during six months at the club, reportedly not adapting to Paraguayan football before emprending to travel to Turkey. Six months was enough for him to jump to European football. Geremi mentioned that in Paraguay he was too far from his family and wished to go to

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football. He received an offer from Turkey, and immediately signed.

Gençlerbirliği

Geremi spent two seasons in Turkey with Gençlerbirliği, racking up 57 appearances, before a move to

materialised for him. In Geremi's first season at Gençlerbirligi in 1997/98, he was teammates with compatriot Tobie Mimboe, who was also a footballer at Cerro Porteño before this.

Real Madrid

In his three years at the

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, Geremi won two Champions League winners medals with the Spanish giants. He scored two goals whilst at Madrid; his first was a late winner in a

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tie against

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after his side had been reduced to eight men. His second came against

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in the quarter-finals of the

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. At Real Madrid, Geremi was nominated for the

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of 2000. In a tribute to Geremi, four years after he left the club, former Real Madrid coach

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told Spanish newspaper ''

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'', that Njitap and

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were the two most important players in his squad, because "together they kept the whole team united". Seeking more regular football, Geremi moved to

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for the 2002–03 season on a season-long loan from Real Madrid, where he enjoyed a successful season. In 2003, a sentence from

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obliged Cerro Porteño to pay Geremi US$450,000.

Chelsea

After an impressive

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campaign with

, Chelsea paid Real Madrid £6.9 million for him in July 2003, and he went on to have an excellent first season at

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. Although towards the end of his career at Chelsea, under

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he was played less regularly and when he was played he was put in his unpreferred position of right-back. Geremi, however, was held in high regard by Mourinho. During an interview, he said about Geremi, "In my team I love to have Geremi on the bench because he's a low-profile player who is ready to help, ready to fight for the team, ready to do the job I want him to do. If I need him to play right-back, he can play right-back. If I need him to play right-winger, he can play right-winger. If I need him to pick up a man and mark him out of the game, he does it." In his final year at Chelsea, Geremi scored the winning goal in a home match against

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, a long-range free-kick. This turned out to be his last goal in a Chelsea shirt. His final appearance for Chelsea came against

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in the Champions League semi-final second leg, which went to penalties. Geremi came on as an extra-time substitute and went on to have his penalty saved by Liverpool goalkeeper

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, and Chelsea ultimately lost. During his time at Chelsea, the club won the

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in both 2004–05 and 2005–06, and Geremi was eligible for a winners' medal both seasons as he made 13 and 15 appearances respectively.

Newcastle United

2007–08

Geremi signed for

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on 6 July 2007 on a three-year deal, making him the fourth signing of the summer by manager

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. He was appointed club captain for the 2007–08 season by then manager Allardyce, but lost the armband after new manager

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awarded the captaincy to

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on 20 January 2008. Geremi made his Newcastle debut on the opening day of the 2007–08 FA Premier League season in a 3–1 away win over

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, going on to start the next six games for Newcastle before being an unused substitute in the League Cup third round defeat at

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. In January 2008, Geremi departed for the

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with Cameroon. He returned to Newcastle in February after Cameroon finished as runners-up. His first game since returning was on 23 February in a 5–1 away defeat to

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. His first start since returning came on 17 March 2008 in a 1–1 draw away at

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. Geremi scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 4–1 victory over

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on 30 March with a well-taken free-kick and the second a header in the 2–2 draw at Upton Park on 26 April against West Ham. Geremi made 27 league appearances for Newcastle United during his first season at the club, starting 24 of the 27 league games and scoring on two occasions, with five assists.

2008–09

Geremi made his first appearances of the 2008–09 Premier League season appearing as a half time substitute in a 1–0 home win over Bolton on 23 August 2008. In September 2008, Newcastle found themselves under yet another new manager. As a result, Geremi's game time dropped over the course of the season, with the midfielder making 11 league starts without a goal and contributing only three assists. Newcastle was relegated at the end of the season, finishing one point from safety after losing their final game of the season against

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. In the 2009–10 season, Geremi's minutes dropped even more dramatically, with only three league starts in the first five months of the season. He scored his third Newcastle goal – and first of the 2009–10 club season – in a League Cup match against

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on 26 August 2009. Geremi left Newcastle in the 2010 January transfer window to join Turkish club

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. Shortly after, however, Newcastle said the deal had not been finalized and the player remained at Newcastle. On transfer deadline day, 1 February, Newcastle finally agreed to terms and Geremi went to Turkey on a new 18-month deal.

Ankaragücü

On 31 January 2010, Geremi's transfer to Ankaragücü of the

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was announced; he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Turkish club.

AEL

On 25 August 2010, Geremi moved to

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club AEL on a two-year contract. On 11 January 2011, it was announced on the official site of Larissa that the contract had been terminated.

International career

Geremi began his Cameroon international career with the youth teams, most notably in the 1995 U-20 Youth World Cup finals. Geremi started all four games for the national team before they lost to Argentina in the quarterfinals. Geremi's senior debut came not much later, appearing in a match against

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in October 1996. From there, the midfielder went on to feature in four of Cameroon's six qualifiers for the

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, though he was left out of the finals squad after the nation qualified. Geremi won Olympic Gold with Cameroon in

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in 2000 when he captained his country. He has also won two

titles in

and

as they demonstrated their superiority not only in

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but at world level too. Geremi was part of the Cameroon side that qualified for the

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in Japan he also played in all three of Cameroon's World Cup final games in 2002 and scored a free-kick in a 2–2 friendly draw with

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shortly before the tournament. The squad failed to qualify for the

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, finishing one point behind qualifiers

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in their table. Geremi started nine of the squad's ten games at holding midfielder, however, and scored twice during the campaign. The

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brought Cameroon's best finish since 2002, managing to reach the finals before losing 1–0 to

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. Geremi again played every one of Cameroon's games and was named to the Team of the Tournament for his performances. Geremi earned his 100th cap for Cameroon on 11 February 2009, scoring a goal as part of a 3–1 friendly win against

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, a game in which he scored from a free-kick. Geremi played in 11

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matches Cameroon finished top of Group A in the third round of qualification, scoring one goal along the way. In January 2010, Geremi and his teammates traveled to Angola for the 2010 Cup of Nations, falling to eventual champions Egypt in a 3–1 extra time loss. Geremi was part of the Cameroon squad that took part in the

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in South Africa. He played in all three of Cameron's matches as they finished bottom of Group E.

Personal life

Geremi's father, Samuel, is a former footballer who represented Cameroon in the 1970s. Samuel, a striker, was nicknamed "Poison Arrow" for his powerful and accurate finishing. He was allowed five wives due to his status as a footballer, which led to Geremi having 17 siblings. Geremi's cousin,

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, was also a professional footballer and played alongside Geremi for Cameroon at the 2010 World Cup. Geremi speaks English, Spanish and Turkish. In March 2024, Geremi filed for divorce after discovering his twin children were fathered by his wife's ex-partner.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Racing Bafoussam *

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: 1996 Real Madrid *

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: 2000–01 *

: 1999–2000, 2001–02 Chelsea *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 *

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Newcastle United *

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: 2009–10 Cameroon *

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Individual * Africa Cup of Nations: Team of All Tournaments

References

External links

Premier League profile
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