André Bikey
André Stéphane Bikey-Amougou (born 8 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former footballer who is an assistant manager of Spanish club SD Ponferradina. Primarily a defender, he could also play in 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.
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Bikey on his Burnley debut in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Stéphane Bikey-Amougou | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SD Ponferradina (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Espanyol B | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Marco | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Aves | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | União de Leiria | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Reading (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Reading | 47 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | Burnley | 70 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Bristol City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Middlesbrough | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Panetolikos | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | (1) |
| 2015 | NorthEast United | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Pune City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Port Vale | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jamshedpur | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | ATK | 14 | (1) |
| 2020 | CF Igualada | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 324 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Cameroon | 25 | (1) |
| 2008 | Cameroon U23 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He moved to Spain at the age of fifteen to train with Espanyol, before finding the opportunity of first-team football in Portugal with Marco in the 2002–03 season. He went on to have brief spells with Paços de Ferreira, Aves, and União de Leiria, before joining Russian club Shinnik Yaroslavl in 2005. He switched to Lokomotiv Moscow the following year. He joined English Premier League side 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 for £2.8 million in August 2009. He joined Bristol City on loan in March 2012, before joining Middlesbrough on a free transfer in August 2012. He moved on to Greek club Panetolikos in September 2013, before returning to England in July 2014 to play for Charlton Athletic. He moved to India in October 2015 after being recruited by NorthEast United, and moved on to Pune City in July 2016. He returned to England to join Port Vale in March 2017, before going back to India five months later to play for new club Jamshedpur. He switched to ATK in August 2018 and played for Spanish club CF Igualada in 2020.
He won a total of 25 caps for Cameroon, scoring one international goal. He was a squad member in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments: 2006, 2008, and 2010. Cameroon finished as runners-up in 2008, though he missed the final after being sent off in the semi-finals for pushing over a stretcher bearer. He also represented the Cameroon Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.