In a 2010 Guardian interview he said he played for the wage and often arrived at White Hart Lane knowing little about the opponent. He then started every match of Tottenham's run to the 2011 Champions League quarter-finals, made 155 Premier League appearances in nine seasons at the club, played the 2009 League Cup final, and went to two World Cups with Cameroon.
| 2003–2006 | R.C. Lens |
| 2006–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2013–2014 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 2015–2016 | AS Saint-Étienne |
| 2016–2018 | FC Metz |
Cameroon legends whose careers overlapped Assou-Ekotto's
One rank above: André Kana-Biyik at #19.
One rank below: Cyril Makanaky at #21.
Cameroon's editorial top five: Samuel Eto'o · Roger Milla · Thomas N'Kono · Joseph-Antoine Bell · Patrick Mboma.