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”’André Stéphane Bikey-Amougou”’ (born 8 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former [[association football|footballer]] who is now an [[Coach (sport)|assistant manager]] of Spanish club [[SD Ponferradina]]. Primarily a [[defender (association football)|defender]], he could also play in [[midfielder|midfield]], and was known for his physical presence. He is generally known by his first surname ”’Bikey”’ except between 2011 and 2012 while playing for Burnley, when he decided to officially use his second surname ”’Amougou”’.
”’André Stéphane Bikey-Amougou”’ (born 8 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former [[association football|footballer]] who is now an [[Coach (sport)|assistant manager]] of Spanish club [[SD Ponferradina]]. Primarily a [[defender (association football)|defender]], he could also play in [[midfielder|midfield]], and was known for his physical presence. He is generally known by his first surname ”’Bikey”’ except between 2011 and 2012 while playing for Burnley, when he decided to officially use his second surname ”’Amougou”’.
He moved to Spain at the age of fifteen to train with [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], before finding the opportunity of first team football in Portugal with [[F.C. Marco|Marco]] in the 2002–03 season. He went on to have brief spells with [[F.C. Paços de Ferreira|Paços de Ferreira]], [[C.D. Aves|Aves]], and [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]], before joining Russian club [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl|Shinnik Yaroslavl]] in 2005. He switched to [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] the following year. He joined English [[Premier League]] side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on a season-long loan in August 2006, before joining the club permanently for a £1 million fee in April 2007. He was sold on to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £2.8 million in August 2009. He joined [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on loan in March 2012, before joining [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on a free transfer in August 2012. He moved on to Greek club [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]] in September 2013, before returning to England in July 2014 to play for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. He moved to India in October 2015 after being recruited by [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]], and moved on to [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] in July 2016. He returned to England to join [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in March 2017, before going back to India five months later to play for new club [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]. He switched to [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] in August 2018 and played for Spanish club [[CF Igualada]] in 2020.
He moved to Spain at the age of fifteen to train with [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], before finding the opportunity of first team football in Portugal with [[F.C. Marco|Marco]] in the 2002–03 season. He went on to have brief spells with [[F.C. Paços de Ferreira|Paços de Ferreira]], [[C.D. Aves|Aves]], and [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]], before joining Russian club [[FC Shinnik Yaroslavl|Shinnik Yaroslavl]] in 2005. He switched to [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] the following year. He joined English [[Premier League]] side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on a season-long loan in August 2006, before joining the club permanently for a £1 million fee in April 2007. He was sold on to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £2.8 million in August 2009. He joined [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] on loan in March 2012, before joining [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on a free transfer in August 2012. He moved on to Greek club [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]] in September 2013, before returning to England in July 2014 to play for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. He moved to India in October 2015 after being recruited by [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]], and moved on to [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] in July 2016. He returned to England to join [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in March 2017, before going back to India five months later to play for new club [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]. He switched to [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] in August 2018 and played for Spanish club [[CF Igualada]] in 2020.
He won a total of 25 [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], scoring one international goal. He was a squad member in three [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments: [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], and [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]]. Cameroon finished as runners-up in 2008, though he missed [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final|the final]] after being [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] in the semi-finals for pushing over a stretcher bearer. He also represented the [[Cameroon national under-23 football team|Cameroon Olympic]] team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].
He won a total of 25 [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], scoring one…
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