Aurélien Tchouaméni
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Personal information
Full name
Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni
Date of birth
27 January 2000
Place of birth
Rouen, France
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder / centre-back
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number
14
Youth career
SJ D'Artigues
2006-2011
Bordeaux
2011-2018
Senior career*
Bordeaux II
2017-2018
16x apps 3x goals
Bordeaux
2018-2020
25x apps 0x goal
Monaco
2020-2022
74x apps 5x goals
Real Madrid
2022-
119x apps 4x goals
International career‡
France U16
20152016
11x apps 0x goal
France U17
2016-2017
14x apps 0x goal
France U18
2017-2018
11x apps 1x goal
France U19
2018
7x apps 0x goal
France U20
2019
5x apps 0x goal
France U21
2021
4x apps 0x goal
France
2021-
44x apps 3x goals
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:44, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.
Early life
Tchouaméni was born in Rouen, Normandy, and grew up in Bordeaux, Gironde.
He is of Cameroonian descent.
He acquired French nationality on 19 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.
Club career
Bordeaux
Tchouaméni made his first-team debut for Bordeaux in a 1:0 UEFA Europa League away win to Latvian side Ventspils in the second qualifying round on 26 July 2018, starting the match and playing 89 minutes.
He scored the first goal of his senior club career on 9 August, netting the final goal in Bordeaux's 3:1 Europa League away victory over Mariupol.
Monaco
On 29 January 2020, Tchouaméni signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
After almost a year playing for the club, he registered his first league goal, netting the second goal in a 3:1 win against Marseille on 23 January 2021.
On 14 May 2022, he delivered an assist for his captain Wissam Ben Yedder and, thus, participated in the ninth win in a row for his side.
Real Madrid
On 11 June 2022, it was announced that Tchouaméni would be transferred to La Liga side Real Madrid on 1 July 2022, signing a six-year contract with the club.
The transfer fee was reported to be €80 million, which could rise to €100 million due to additional fees.
He made his official debut for the club on 10 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 2:0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup to win his first career club trophy.
On 30 September 2023, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for Los Blancos, a header in a 3:0 league away win over Girona.
International career
On 26 August 2021, Tchouaméni received his first call-up to the France senior squad.
On 1 September, he made his international debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Thomas Lemar in the 46th minute.
On 25 March 2022, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against the Ivory Coast.
In November 2022, Tchouaméni was named in France's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On 10 December, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 2:1 victory over England in the quarter-finals.
On 18 December 2022, Tchouaméni started in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
He was one of two French players to miss in the penalty shootout as France lost to Argentina at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar.
The 45-year-old succeeds his compatriot Patrice Neveu, who was sacked in August after the team exited qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Frenchman Troussier, 59, is a former coach of the Japan and Ivory Coast national teams.
Ivory Coast international midfielder Max Gradel has signed a new contract with French club Saint Etienne.
Cameroon international Clinton N'Jie signed a contract extension with French Ligue 1 side Lyon and then scored his first goal for the club.
Barrada started his career at Paris Saint-Germain before making his name in Spain with Getafe. The 25-year-old scored 15 goals in 34 appearances for Al Jazira last season.
The 24-year-old Senegal international has moved to Upton Park after agreeing a four-year contract. His 43 goals over the last two seasons helped Metz win back-to-back promotions into France's Ligue 1.
Frenchman Herve Renard has been appointed coach of Ivory Coast. The 45-year-old had two spells as Zambia coach and led them to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.
The 21-year-old right-back played in all of his country's matches at the World Cup in Brazil.
QUARTER-FINALS
4th July 2014
France vs Germany 0:1
He has been named French Player of the Year twice for his performances in 2011 and 2012. Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards.
Benzema has earned over 65 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
