Timothée Atouba

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Timothée Atouba
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Personal information
Full name Timothée Atouba
Date of birth (1982-02-17) 17 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
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Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1996–1999 Union Douala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Mineduc 24 (11)
1999–2000 Union Douala 16 (4)
2000–2002 Neuchâtel Xamax 46 (2)
2002–2004 FC Basel 72 (3)
2004–2005 Tottenham Hotspur 18 (1)
2005–2009 Hamburger SV 83 (1)
2009–2011 Ajax 1 (0)
2012–2014 Las Palmas 8 (1)
International career‡
2000–2010 Cameroon 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2013

Timothée Atouba (born 17 February 1982 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football player, who is currently a free agent after being released by UD Las Palmas in 2014.

Career

Atouba signed for Tottenham Hotspur in August 2004.[1][2] Although he played promising games in his first few months at the club, scoring the only goal in a win at Newcastle United,[3] he finished the season as an occasional left-back. After only one year in London he was deemed surplus to requirements. Atouba was transferred to Hamburger SV in July 2005.[4] In the summer of 2009, Atouba's contract in Hamburg ended. In July 2009, he moved to Amsterdam, where he was reunited with ex-HSV-coach Martin Jol. He joined AFC Ajax on a two-year deal.[5][6] After injury problems during 2009, Atouba lost his place in the first eleven to Ajax-youngster Vurnon Anita.

In May 2012, Atouba was invited to a trial by the MLS expansion team, the Montreal Impact.[7]

In November 2012, the Spanish team UD Las Palmas confirmed the signing of Atouba until the end of season 2012–13.[8]

Controversy

In 2006, Atouba caused a stir after several rash challenges led to goals against his German club in the Champions League. After receiving some jeering from a disgruntled crowd he reacted by raising his middle finger to them, and asking to be substituted. Having been substituted he repeated his actions and then received a red card.[9][10]

International career

He was part of the Cameroonian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished top of their group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals.

Honours

Club

FC Basel[11]
Hamburger SV[11]
Ajax[11]

International

Cameroon[11]

References

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