Alioum Saidou

{{distinguish|Saidou Alioum}}

{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alioum Saidou

| fullname = Alioum Saidou

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|02|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Maroua, Cameroon

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub =

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1995–1999

| youthclubs1 = Coton Sport

| years1 = 1999–2004

| clubs1 = İstanbulspor

| caps1 = 147

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2004–2006

| clubs2 = Galatasaray

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = → Malatyaspor (loan)

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2007

| clubs4 = Nantes

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2010

| clubs5 = Kayserispor

| caps5 = 79

| years6 = 2010–2011

| clubs6 = Sivasspor

| caps6 = 4

| goals5 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 290

| totalgoals = 17

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2008

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

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.

Honours

Galatasaray

Kayserispor

References

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