Aurélien Tchouaméni

Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni (born 27 January 2000) 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.

Aurélien Tchouaméni

Tchouaméni with Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Rouen, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Real Madrid
Number	14
Youth career
2006–2011	SJ D'Artigues
2011–2018	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Bordeaux II	16	(3)
2018–2020	Bordeaux	25	(0)
2020–2022	Monaco	74	(5)
2022–	Real Madrid	70	(3)
International career‡
2015–2016	France U16	11	(0)
2016–2017	France U17	14	(0)
2017–2018	France U18	11	(1)
2018	France U19	7	(0)
2019	France U20	5	(0)
2021	France U21	4	(0)
2021–	France	38	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2022 UEFA Nations League Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:54, 26 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Tchouaméni was born in Rouen, Normandy,^[4] and grew up in Bordeaux, Gironde.^[5] He is of Cameroonian descent.^[6] His father was born in Nsamba and his mother in Bafang. He acquired French nationality on 19 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.^[7]

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.^[8] He scored his 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.^[9]

Monaco

On 29 January 2020, Tchouaméni signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.^[10] After about 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13][14] The transfer fee was reported to be €80 million, which could rise to €100 million due to additional fees.^[15]

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.^[16] On 30 September 2023, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for Los Blancos, netting a header in Madrid's 3–0 league away win over Girona.^[17]

International career

On 26 August 2021, Tchouaméni received his first call up to the France senior squad.^[18] 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.^[19] On 25 March 2022, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Ivory Coast.^[20]

In November 2022, Tchouaméni was named in France's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[21] On 10 December, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–1 victory over England in the quarter-finals.^[22]

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.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux II	2017–18	National 3	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
Bordeaux	2018–19	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	0	0	9[lower-alpha 3]	1	—		19	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	15	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		25	0	1	0	2	0	9	1	—		37	1
Monaco	2019–20	Ligue 1	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	36	2	6	1	—		—		—		42	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	35	3	4	1	—		11[lower-alpha 4]	1	—		50	5
	Total		74	5	10	2	—		11	1	—		95	8
Real Madrid	2022–23	La Liga	33	0	4	0	—		10[lower-alpha 5]	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	50	0
	2023–24	La Liga	27	3	1	0	—		8[lower-alpha 5]	0	2[lower-alpha 7]	0	38	3
	2024–25	La Liga	10	0	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 5]	0	1[lower-alpha 8]	0	14	0
	Total		70	3	5	0	—		21	0	6	0	102	3
Career total			185	11	16	2	2	0	41	2	6	0	251	15

1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
7. Appearances in Supercopa de España
8. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 14 October 2024^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	7	0
	2022	14	2
	2023	8	1
	2024	9	0
Total		38	3

As of match played 14 October 2024

France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tchouaméni goal^[25]

List of international goals scored by Aurélien Tchouaméni

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	25 March 2022	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	8	Ivory Coast	2–1	2–1	Friendly	[26]
2	10 December 2022	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	19	England	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup	[27]
3	7 September 2023	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	26	Republic of Ireland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	[28]

Honours

Monaco

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21^[29]

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2023–24^[30]
• Copa del Rey: 2022–23^[31]
• Supercopa de España: 2024^[32]
• UEFA Champions League: 2023–24^[33]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2022,^[34] 2024^[35]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2022^[36]

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21^[37]
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022^[38]

Individual

• Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2020–21^[39]
• Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year: 2020–21,^[40] 2021–22^[41]

References

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External links

• Profile at the Real Madrid CF website
• Aurélien Tchouaméni at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Aurélien Tchouaméni – UEFA competition record (archive)