Alioum Saidou

Alioum Saidou
Personal information
Full name	Alioum Saidou
Date of birth	19 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Maroua, Cameroon
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995–1999	Coton Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2004	İstanbulspor
2004–2006	Galatasaray
2005	→ Malatyaspor (loan)
2006–2007	Nantes
2007–2010	Kayserispor
2010–2011	Sivasspor
Total
International career
2003–2008	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alioum Saidou (born 19 February 1978) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played international football for the Cameroon national team, with whom he played at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career

Born in Maroua, Saidou started his career in his native Cameroon at local side Coton Sport before being spotted by scouts from İstanbulspor. He joined Galatasaray S.K., before moving to Malatyaspor in 2005.

Galatasaray

Kayserispor

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