Idriss Carlos Kameni

Idriss Carlos Kameni is a goalkeeper from Cameroon who plays for Málaga CF and the national team of Cameroon.

Kameni was noticed when he was 16. This footballer became the youngest player to win an Olympic gold medal. Owing to this he moved to Le Havre in 2000. However Carlos failed to make it to the first team and two years later moved to Saint-Étienne on loan for one season. Nevertheless he was unable to claim the main squad position there and returned to Le Havre after idle time. All in all he started 20 times for Le Havre throughout 4 years.

The footballer was transferred to Espanyol in the summer of 2004 where he truly found his place. He made his debut for the club against Deportivo. Also Idriss won the Copa del Rey tournament that season with the Catalan club. At first he was a second choice to Gorka Iraizoz but then became the main goalie. That was a success for the keeper who made 222 appearances for 8 years. From 2004 to 2012 Idriss performed for Espanyol until he was suddenly relegated to the third-choice goalkeeper by the new manager Mauricio Pochettino. It made the Cameroonian join Málaga on January 13, 2012. Idriss made his debut for the new team against his former club on March 25. Having replaced Wilfredo Cabarello he kept the sheet clean throughout the whole time on the pitch.

The footballer won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics of 2000 in Sydney. Also he was awarded a gold medal during the Africa Cup of Nations.

He also participated in the World Cup of 2002. Moreover he won silver medals performing for Cameroon and leading his team towards the FIFA Confederations Cup final against France.

Kameni took part in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004, 2006 and 2008 that were quite unfortunate for his country. He was also chosen for the South African FIFA World Cup in 2010 but despite being an expected first-choice he became the second to Souleymanou Hamidou.