Armand Deumi

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| name = Armand Deumi

| image = Armand Deumi.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Deumi December 2013

| fullname = Armand Deumi Tchani

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Douala, Cameroon

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| years2 = 1997–2000

| years3 = 2000–2002

| years4 = 2002–2007

| years5 = 2007–2010

| years6 = 2010–2013

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = UCB Douala

| clubs2 = Kadji Sports Academy

| clubs3 = FC Sion

| clubs4 = FC Thun

| clubs5 = Gaziantepspor

| clubs6 = Karabükspor

| clubs7 = Gaziantep BB

| caps1 =

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| caps3 = 56

| caps4 = 140

| caps5 = 88

| caps6 = 64

| caps7 = 20

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| goals3 = 5

| goals4 = 8

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2009

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Armand Deumi Tchani (born 12 March 1979) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made three FIFA-official appearances for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Deumi started his career in his native country of Cameroon playing for UCB Douala and Kadji Sport Academy de Douala. In 1999, he transferred to Switzerland to play for FC Sion. Deumi spent three years at FC Sion and was impressive enough to earn a move to Swiss league rivals FC Thun. He became a crucial part of the team but missed a large part of the 2003–04 season after suffering a ruptured knee ligament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/Interview-FC-Thun-s-Armand-Deumi.html |title=Interview: FC Thun's Armand Deumi |publisher=Camfoot.com |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=8 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424050828/http://www.camfoot.com/Interview-FC-Thun-s-Armand-Deumi.html |archivedate=24 April 2011 }} After recovering from the injury, Deumi quickly reestablished himself in the FC Thun side and was considered by many to be the best defender playing in Switzerland as FC Thun achieved a second-place finish and a spot in next year's UEFA Champions League.

In June 2007, it was announced that Deumi had left FC Thun and signed a three-year deal with Gaziantepspor. In July 2010, he joined Karabükspor.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/19633|title=Karabükspor'a Kamerunlu defans|date=3 July 2010|publisher=Ntvspor.net|accessdate=9 October 2010|language= Turkish}}

International career

Deumi came into the Cameroon team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sudan in March 2005, and made his first start in June in the victory against Benin.