Arnaud Monkam

Football player infobox| playername= Arnaud Monkam


fullname = Arnaud Monkam
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|2|22
cityofbirth = Douala
countryofbirth = Cameroon
height = 175 cm
currentclub = Løv-Ham
clubnumber =
position = Left/right winger
Centre midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000–2005
2006
2007
2008–
clubs = Kadji Sports Academy
SK Brann
Løv-Ham (loan)
Løv-Ham
caps(goals) = - (-)
01 (0)
25 (3)
3 (0)
nationalyears = 2005
2007–
nationalteam = Cameroon U21 Cameroon U23
Cameroon
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0) 1(0)
1 (0)
pcupdate = April 19 2008
ntupdate = 14:34, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Arnaud Monkam (born February 22 1986 in Douala, Cameroon) is a talented young footballer from Cameroon.

Early years

In 1997, he participated at the so-called jeux des Brasseries, won the final with his team and was elected best Cameroonian football player under thirteen years, he was only eleven years old.

Arnaud Monkam was elected best junior player of the Cameroonian primer league, season 2005. He also joined the Cameroonian junior national team and participated at the Jeux de la francophonie a U-19 championship who took place in Niamey-Niger from the 5 December 2005 - 17 December 2005 and where Cameroon took the fourth place.

SK Brann

Transfer

Monkam was set to join Norwegian team SK Brann in January 2006, but after receiving his labour permit, the Norwegian Football Association cancelled his transfer because of their new rules for buying players from other continents. (The new rules are a direct consequence of the scandal surrounding the transfer of the Nigerian footballer John Obi Mikel from F.C. Lyn Oslo to Manchester United). The new rules says that a player born outside of Europe have to been capped for his National football team or have played in a tournament equivalent to the European UEFA Champions League. Even though Monkam had been capped for the U-19 national team and played in the Cameroonian Premier League for many years, he didn't fulfill the requirement of the Norwegian Football Association.

The Football Association later turned, letting Monkam transfer to Brann, due to the fact that the deal was closed long before the new rules were made. Therefore, Arnaud Monkam joined SK Brann, in February 2006.

Career

Monkam debuted for Brann against Follese in the 1st round of the Norwegian Cup. He's played 3 Norwegian Cup games, 2 UEFA Cup games and 4 Royal League games for Brann. He got his Premiership debut on November 5 2006, with seven minutes as a substitute. He was loaned out to Løv-Ham in March 2007, and before the 2008 season, he signed a permanent contract with Løv-Ham for the season.

Honors

Cameroon

Individual

Cameroonian Premier League "junior player of the year": 2005

Persondata
NAME= Monkam, Arnaud
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Monkam, Arnaud
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1986-2-22
PLACE OF BIRTH= Douala, Cameroon
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=