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Cameroon · 2000–05

Lauren

Icon RB, also RM, CB Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
87
Life
1977
Clubs
Levante UD, RCD Mallorca, Arsenal
#8
Editorial rank of 33 for Cameroon
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Signed as a midfielder in 2000, he was moved to right back to succeed Lee Dixon, and he was still there in May 2005 to score Arsenal's first penalty in the FA Cup final shootout against Manchester United. Two league titles, the unbeaten 2003-04 season among them, three FA Cups, the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002 with the player of the tournament award in 2000, and Olympic gold at Sydney. Career record: club career at Levante UD, RCD Mallorca, Arsenal.

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Career record

1995–1996CD Utrera
1996–1997Sevilla Atlético
1997–1998Levante UD
1998–2000RCD Mallorca
2000–2006Arsenal
2006–2009Portsmouth
2010–2010Córdoba CF

Shared the era

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Around Lauren in the almanac

One rank above: Geremi at #7.

One rank below: Rigobert Song at #9.

Cameroon's editorial top five: Samuel Eto'o · Roger Milla · Thomas N'Kono · Joseph-Antoine Bell · Patrick Mboma.