Adrien Fidele Tameze Aoutsa (born 4 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Torino.

Adrien Tameze
Tameze playing for Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Adrien Fidèle Tameze Aoutsa[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torino
Number 61
Youth career
2000–2006 Lille
2006–2008 Iris C. de Lambersart
2008–2009 ES de Wasquehal
2009–2014 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Nancy B 53 (3)
2014–2016 Valenciennes B 18 (0)
2014–2017 Valenciennes 56 (1)
2017–2020 Nice 71 (1)
2020Atalanta (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2023 Hellas Verona 108 (5)
2023– Torino 29 (0)
International career
2010 France U16 9 (1)
2010–2011 France U17 20 (0)
2011 France U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2011

Born in France to Cameroonian parents, Tameze represented his native country at youth level. In 2018, he was called up to play for the Cameroon national team.

Early life

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Tameze acquired French nationality by naturalization on 26 October 2004.[3]

Club career

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On 31 January 2020, Tameze joined Italian Serie A club Atalanta on loan with an option to purchase.[4] On 3 September 2020, he signed to Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024.[5]

International career

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After having represented France at youth levels, Tameze accepted a call to play for Cameroon in August 2018 as he was eligible through his parents.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy 2012–13 Ligue 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Valenciennes 2015–16 Ligue 2 21 1 2 0 1 0 24 1
2016–17 35 0 1 0 1 0 37 0
Total 56 1 3 0 2 0 61 1
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 1 26 0 1 0 2 0 7[c] 1 36 1
2018–19 37 0 1 0 2 0 40 0
2019–20 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
Total 71 1 2 0 5 0 7 1 85 2
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 7 0 0 0 2[d] 0 9 0
Hellas Verona 2020–21 Serie A 33 1 2 0 35 1
2021–22 38 4 2 0 40 4
2022–23 37 0 1 0 1[e] 0 39 0
Total 108 5 5 0 1 0 114 5
Torino 2023–24 Serie A 29 0 2 0 31 0
Career total 271 7 14 0 7 0 9 1 1 0 302 8
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie A relegation tie-breaker

References

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  1. ^ "TAMEZE: UN AVAMPOSTO DI MUSCOLI E QUANTITA' PER L'EQUILIBRIO DELL'ATALANTA" [TAMEZE: AN OUTPOST OF MUSCLES AND QUANTITY FOR THE BALANCE OF ATALANTA]. alfredopedulla.com. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tamèze Adrien | Torino FC".
  3. ^ "JORF n° 0252 du 28 octobre 2004 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 18231. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "ADRIEN TAMEZE ALL'ATALANTA" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, preso Tameze a titolo definitivo dal Nizza".
  6. ^ "Premières convocations pour Adrien Tamèze, Paul-Georges Ntep et Jérôme Onguéné avec le Cameroun" (in French). L'Équipe. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ Adrien Tameze at Soccerway
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