Alphonse Tchami

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alphonse Tchami

| image =

| fullname = Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|9|14}}

| birth_place = Batouri, Cameroon

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| currentclub =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| years2 = 1992

| years3 = 1992–1994

| years4 = 1994–1997

| years5 = 1997–1999

| years6 = 1999–2000

| years7 = 2000

| years8 = 2001

| years9 = 2001–2002

| years10 = 2002–2003

| years11 = 2003

| years12 = 2003–2005

| clubs1 = Unisport Bafang

| clubs2 = Vejle BK

| clubs3 = Odense BK

| clubs4 = Boca Juniors

| clubs5 = Hertha BSC

| clubs6 = Al-Wasl

| clubs7 = Dundee United

| clubs8 = Nice

| clubs9 = Chernomorets

| clubs10 = Shenyang Ginde

| clubs11 = Nejmeh

| clubs12 = Épernay

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 12

| caps3 = 65

| caps4 = 48

| caps5 = 29

| caps6 =

| caps7 = 3

| caps8 = 6

| caps9 = 4

| caps10 = 9

| caps11 =

| caps12 = 0

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 6

| goals3 = 28

| goals4 = 11

| goals5 = 4

| goals6 =

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 =

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1988–2004

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 57

| nationalgoals1 = 21

}}

Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha (born 14 September 1971) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he represented Cameroon at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups.

Club career

Born in Kekem, Tchami began his career in Cameroon with Unisport Bafang before moving to Danish club Vejle BK. In his short spell at Vejle he scored 8 goals in 15 games, but was unable to prevent the club being relegated. Tchami's spell at Vejle led to interest from other Danish clubs and Tchami eventually moved to Odense BK (OB). Tchami was a part of the OB team that defeated Real Madrid in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup third round by 4–3 on aggregate, earning a place in the quarter-finals.

Tchami joined Argentinian club Boca Juniors shortly after the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In total Tchami played 50 games and scored 11 goals for Boca. After three years he returned to Europe with German side Hertha BSC. Tchami spent two season with Hertha before a spell in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Wasl.

Tchami was on trial with Bolton Wanderers in July 2000{{cite news|url=http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2000/7/5/724124.html|title=Duo sign on|date=5 July 2000|publisher=Bolton Evening News|access-date=28 May 2008}} following his release, playing in friendly matches on Bolton's tour of Denmark,{{cite news|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2000/7/13/723016.html/|title=Brondby 2, Bolton Wanderers 1|date=13 July 2000|publisher=Bolton Evening News|access-date=28 May 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2000/7/17/722448.html|title=Wanderers suffer six-goal humiliation|date=17 July 2000|publisher=Bolton Evening News|access-date=28 May 2008}} before signing for Dundee United in August.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/904651.stm|title=Cameroon connection grows at Tannadice|date=31 August 2000|publisher=BBC Sport website|access-date=28 May 2008}} Tchami spent four months at the Scottish club, leaving in December{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/1058476.stm|title=United release foreign duo|date=6 December 2000|publisher=BBC Sport website|access-date=28 May 2008}} after playing in four matches and failing to score. Nice was Tchami's next club, where he signed a short-term contract until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsoccertransfers.com/player/tran0012.html|title=December 2000 transfers|publisher=GlobalSoccerTransfers.com|access-date=28 May 2008}} In August 2001, Tchami left France - putting what was termed a "bad spell" behind him{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1472673.stm|title=African Football: European preview: France Div Two|date=4 August 2001|publisher=BBC Sport website|access-date=28 May 2008}} - and moved to Russian club Chernomorets,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1150259.stm|title=African Football: Latest transfer news|date=13 December 2001|publisher=BBC Sport website|access-date=28 May 2008}} before moving again, this time to Shenyang Ginde in China. He signed for Lebanese club Nejmeh in September 2003 but left after less than three weeks,{{cite web |url=http://www.nejmeh.com/news/index.html |title=Nejmeh team updates |date=24 September 2003 |publisher=Nejmeh |access-date=28 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419163553/http://www.nejmeh.com/news/index.html |archive-date=19 April 2008 |url-status=usurped}} ending his career back in France with amateur side Épernay. His club career spanned twelve clubs in ten countries over four continents.

International career

Tchami played in 57 matches for Cameroon and was a participant at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, in addition to the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Tchami holds Cameroonian and French nationalities.{{cite web | url=https://www.ligue2.fr/joueur?id=alphonse-tchami | title=Joueur }} He is from a family of footballers. His three younger brothers also played professionally: Bertrand, former Grenoble Foot 38 and Stade de Reims player, Joël, and Hervé.{{cite web |title=Horsens tester Tchami |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Horsens-tester-Tchami/ |website=bold.dk |access-date=27 April 2020 |language=da |date=13 January 2006}}