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20 / Cameroon · 2009–2014

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

LB box-to-box
Caps · Cameroon
23
Goals · Cameroon
0
Life
1984
Clubs
Lens, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Saint-Étienne, Metz
#20
Editorial rank of 33 for Cameroon
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

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. Career record: 23 caps and 0 goals for Cameroon; club career at Lens, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, Saint-Étienne, Metz.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 5 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q77863
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Career record

2004–2006Lens
2006–2015Tottenham Hotspur
2013–2014Queens Park Rangers
2015–2016Saint-Étienne
2016–2018Metz
Cameroon23 caps, 0 goals

Sources

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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.

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