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{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Geremi Njitap 
| image = Geremi Njitap Hull City v. Newcastle United 1 (cropped).png
| upright = 
| caption = Geremi with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in 2009
| full_name = Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=28562 |title=Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=6 September 2019 |language=tr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bafoussam]], Cameroon
| height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/geremi-njitap|title=Player Profile: Geremi|publisher=Premier League|access-date=13 November 2012|archive-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711101858/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/geremi-njitap|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Right back]], [[midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1995–1996
| clubs1 = [[Racing FC Bafoussam|Racing Bafoussam]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1996–1997
| clubs2 = [[Cerro Porteño]]
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1997–1999
| clubs3 = [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.|Gençlerbirliği]]
| caps3 = 57
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1999–2003
| clubs4 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| caps4 = 45
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2002–2003
| clubs5 = → [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (loan)
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2003–2007
| clubs6 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps6 = 72
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2007–2009
| clubs7 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps7 = 49
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2010
| clubs8 = [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2010–2011
| clubs9 = [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]]
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 312
| totalgoals = 29
<!-- LEAGUE GAMES ONLY-->| nationalyears1 = 1996–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| nationalcaps1 = 118
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}}
{{MedalSport |Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team Competition]]}}
}}

'''Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso''' (born 20 December 1978), known simply as '''Geremi''', is a Cameroonian former professional [[association football|footballer]]. He was a versatile player able to play at [[right back]], [[right midfield]] or [[defensive midfielder]], known for his power, pace, combative style and [[Direct free kick|free-kick]] ability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.camfoot.com/actualites/transfer-geremi-joins-chelsea-by,1653.html|title = Transfer : Geremi joins Chelsea by signing a five year deal (ChelseaFC)|date = 27 September 2021}}</ref>

The most successful periods of Geremi's club career came at [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], winning the [[UEFA Champions League]] with the first and domestic honours with the latter.

Geremi earned 118 caps for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] from 1996 to 2010, scoring 13 goals. He was a member of their squad for seven [[Africa Cup of Nations]] tournaments, winning in [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]] and [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]], as well as the World Cup in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] and a gold medal at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Olympics]].

==Club career==

===Early career===
Geremi was born in [[Bafoussam]], Cameroon. Raised into a footballing family, Geremi was encouraged to remain focused on school by his father, a former player. But as duties for his club and national teams pulled him away from his studies, he eventually decided to pursue his playing career. Geremi gave up on studying for his university entrance exams and began playing professionally.

Geremi began his career with a local side in Bafoussam, [[Racing FC Bafoussam|Racing FC]], in 1995. A first-division club in the Cameroon's MTN Elite One, Racing had won the league championship the year before 16-year-old Geremi arrived and won the league cup, the Cameroonian Cup, in his only season as a professional at the club.

===Cerro Porteño===
In 1996, Geremi received an offer from [[Cerro Porteño]], which he took,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.camfoot.com/actualites/transfer-geremi-joins-chelsea-by,1653.html|title = Transfer : Geremi joins Chelsea by signing a five year deal (ChelseaFC)|date = 27 September 2021}}</ref> after being scouted whilst playing for the [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon U21 national team]] in [[Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2014/04/02/que-fue-de-geremi-el-futbolista-que-mantenia-unido-al-madrid-de-del-bosque/amp/|title=Qué fue de… Geremi, el futbolista que mantenía unido al Madrid de del Bosque}}</ref> Before Geremi arrived at Cerro Porteño, agent [[Pedro Aldave]] picked between [[Samuel Eto'o]] and Geremi to go to Paraguay and join the [[Asunción]] club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/etoo-a-cerro-y-cuando-aldave-le-dijo-que-no|title=Diario HOY &#124; Eto'o a Cerro y cuando Aldave le dijo que no|date=26 June 2017 }}</ref> Geremi was 18 when he arrived at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tntsports.com.ar/amp/internacional/Cruzando-el-continente-por-el-futbol-los-jugadores-africanos-en-America-20200326-0017.html|title = Cruzando el continente por el fútbol: Los jugadores africanos en América}}</ref>

In 1997, Geremi was teammates with compatriot [[Cyrille Florent Bella]], the [[Uruguay]]an [[Ricardo Bitancort]], [[Brazil]]ian [[Felippe Ximenes]], and [[Paraguay]]ans [[Diego Gavilán]], [[Jorge Martín Núñez]], [[Paulo da Silva]], [[Aldo Bobadilla]] and [[Roberto Fernández (footballer, born 1954)|Roberto Fernández]] in Cerro Porteño's team.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Geremi was the star of the title decider in Paraguay's 1997 Apertura Tournament, which Cerro Porteño lost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.camfoot.com/actualites/transfer-geremi-joins-chelsea-by,1653.html|title = Transfer : Geremi joins Chelsea by signing a five year deal (ChelseaFC)|date = 27 September 2021}}</ref>

He only disputed one tournament with Cerro Porteño during six months at the club,
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2003/12/23/mas_futbol/1072134016_850215.html|title=Geremi hunde económicamente al Cerro Porteño|date=23 December 2003}}</ref> reportedly not adapting to Paraguayan football before emprending to travel to Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tntsports.com.ar/amp/internacional/Cruzando-el-continente-por-el-futbol-los-jugadores-africanos-en-America-20200326-0017.html|title = Cruzando el continente por el fútbol: Los jugadores africanos en América}}</ref> Six months was enough for him to jump to European football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20140729/abci-geremi-201407252103.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title = ¿Qué fue de Geremi?|date = 28 July 2014}}</ref> Geremi mentioned that in Paraguay he was too far from his family and wished to go to [[UEFA|European]] football. He received an offer from Turkey, and immediately signed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.camfoot.com/actualites/transfer-geremi-joins-chelsea-by,1653.html|title = Transfer : Geremi joins Chelsea by signing a five year deal (ChelseaFC)|date = 27 September 2021}}</ref>

===Gençlerbirliği===
Geremi spent two seasons in Turkey with [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.|Gençlerbirliği]], racking up 57 appearances, before a move to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] materialised for him. In Geremi's first season at Gençlerbirligi in 1997/98, he was teammates with compatriot [[Tobie Mimboe]], who was also a footballer at Cerro Porteño before this.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===Real Madrid===
In his three years at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Geremi won two Champions League winners medals with the Spanish giants. He scored two goals whilst at Madrid; his first was a late winner in a [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship]] tie against [[Raja Casablanca]] after his side had been reduced to eight men.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/world_club_championship/597965.stm |title=Surreal win for eight-man Real |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 January 2000 |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> His second came against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the quarter-finals of the [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/1905087.stm |title=Bayern comeback stuns Real |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 April 2002 |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> At Real Madrid, Geremi was nominated for the [[Ballon d'Or]] of 2000. In a tribute to Geremi, four years after he left the club, former Real Madrid coach [[Vicente del Bosque]] told Spanish newspaper ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'', that Njitap and [[Steve McManaman]] were the two most important players in his squad, because "together they kept the whole team united".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/bosque-geremi-mcmanaman-hacian-equipo/20070328dasdaiftb_54/Tes |title=Del Bosque: "Geremi y McManaman hacían equipo" |publisher=AS.com |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref>

Seeking more regular football, Geremi moved to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] for the [[2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2002–03 season]] on a season-long loan from Real Madrid, where he enjoyed a successful season.

In 2003, a sentence from [[FIFA]] obliged Cerro Porteño to pay Geremi US$450,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2003/12/23/mas_futbol/1072134016_850215.html|title=Geremi hunde económicamente al Cerro Porteño|first=Diario|last=AS|date=23 December 2003|publisher=Más Fútbol - AS.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/njitap-de-corto-paso-deja-millonario-perjuicio-al-club-737533.html?outputType=amp|title = Njitap, de corto paso, deja millonario perjuicio al club - Deportes - ABC Color}}</ref>

===Chelsea===
[[File:Geremi Njitap.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Geremi line up for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].]]
After an impressive [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] campaign with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] paid Real Madrid £6.9&nbsp;million for him in July 2003,<ref name="Geremi completes Blues move">{{cite news| title = Geremi completes Blues move| url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_2271039,00.html|work = Sky Sports| date = 16 July 2003|access-date = 28 October 2008}}</ref> and he went on to have an excellent first season at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. Although towards the end of his career at Chelsea, under [[José Mourinho]] he was played less regularly and when he was played he was put in his unpreferred position of right-back. Geremi, however, was held in high regard by Mourinho. During an interview, he said about Geremi, "In my team I love to have Geremi on the bench because he's a low-profile player who is ready to help, ready to fight for the team, ready to do the job I want him to do. If I need him to play right-back, he can play right-back. If I need him to play right-winger, he can play right-winger. If I need him to pick up a man and mark him out of the game, he does it." In his final year at Chelsea, Geremi scored the winning goal in a home match against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], a long-range free-kick. This turned out to be his last goal in a Chelsea shirt. His final appearance for Chelsea came against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-final second leg, which went to penalties.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|19039|2006|access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref> Geremi came on as an extra-time substitute and went on to have his penalty saved by Liverpool goalkeeper [[Pepe Reina]], and Chelsea ultimately lost.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6603039.stm|title=Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (Agg: 1-1) |publisher=BBC|date=1 May 2007 |access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref>

During his time at Chelsea, the club won the [[Premier League]] in both [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]] and [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]], and Geremi was eligible for a winners' medal both seasons as he made 13<ref>{{Soccerbase season|19039|2004|name=Geremi|access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref> and 15<ref>{{Soccerbase season|19039|2005|name=Geremi|access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref> appearances respectively.

===Newcastle United===

====2007–08====
[[File:Nicky Butt and Geremi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Geremi (right) and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]´s teammate [[Nicky Butt]].]]
Geremi signed for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on 6 July 2007 on a three-year deal, making him the fourth signing of the summer by manager [[Sam Allardyce]].<ref name="Geremi completes Newcastle move">{{cite news| title = Geremi completes Newcastle move| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6244976.stm|work = BBC Sport| date = 6 July 2007| access-date = 11 August 2007}}</ref> He was appointed club captain for the 2007–08 season by then manager Allardyce, but lost the armband after new manager [[Kevin Keegan]] awarded the captaincy to [[Michael Owen]] on 20 January 2008.<ref name="Big Sam Names Toon Captain">{{cite web| title = Big Sam Names Toon Captain| url = http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1089473,00.html| publisher = Newcastle United F.C.| access-date = 11 August 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222190604/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1089473,00.html| archive-date = 22 December 2007| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Geremi made his Newcastle debut on the opening day of the [[2007–08 FA Premier League]] season in a 3–1 away win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], going on to start the next six games for Newcastle before being an unused substitute in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] third round defeat at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].

In January 2008, Geremi departed for the [[2008 African Cup of Nations]] with Cameroon. He returned to Newcastle in February after Cameroon finished as runners-up. His first game since returning was on 23 February in a 5–1 away defeat to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. His first start since returning came on 17 March 2008 in a 1–1 draw away at [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]].

Geremi scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 4–1 victory over [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at [[White Hart Lane]] on 30 March with a well-taken free-kick<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7309369.stm|title=Tottenham 1–4 Newcastle|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=30 March 2008|access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref> and the second a header in the 2–2 draw at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] on 26 April against West Ham.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7356064.stm|title=West Ham 2–2 Newcastle|work=BBC Sport|date=26 April 2008|access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref> Geremi made 27 league appearances for Newcastle United during his first season at the club, starting 24 of the 27 league games and scoring on two occasions, with five assists.

====2008–09====
Geremi made his first appearances of the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09 Premier League season]] appearing as a half time substitute in a 1–0 home win over Bolton on 23 August 2008. In September 2008, Newcastle found themselves under yet another new manager. As a result, Geremi's game time dropped over the course of the season, with the midfielder making 11 league starts without a goal and contributing only three assists. Newcastle was relegated at the end of the season, finishing one point from safety after losing their final game of the season against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].

In the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 season]], Geremi's minutes dropped even more dramatically, with only three league starts in the first five months of the season. He scored his third Newcastle goal – and first of the [[2009–10 Newcastle United F.C. season|2009–10 club season]] – in a [[2009–10 Football League Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] on 26 August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8214969.stm|title=Newcastle 4 – 3 Huddersfield|work=BBC Sport|date=26 August 2009| access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref> Geremi left Newcastle in the 2010 January transfer window to join Turkish club [[MKE Ankaragücü]]. Shortly after, however, Newcastle said the deal had not been finalized and the player remained at Newcastle. On transfer deadline day, 1 February, Newcastle finally agreed to terms and Geremi went to Turkey on a new 18-month deal.

===Ankaragücü===
On 31 January 2010, Geremi's transfer to Ankaragücü of the [[Süper Lig]] was announced; he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Turkish club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20695|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905121721/http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20695|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2012|title=Newcastle ace joins Ankaragucu|publisher=Ontheminute.com|date=31 January 2010|access-date=31 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25050853|title=Geremi resmen Ankaragücü'nde|language=tr|publisher=NTVSpor|date=31 January 2010|access-date=31 January 2010}}</ref>

===AEL===
On 25 August 2010, Geremi moved to [[Superleague Greece]] club [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/08/25/2086884/cameroons-geremi-njitap-signs-for-greek-club-larissa|title=Cameroon's Geremi Njitap Signs For Greek Club Larissa|work=Goal.com|date=25 August 2010| access-date=15 September 2010}}</ref> On 11 January 2011, it was announced on the official site of Larissa that the contract had been terminated.<ref name="Geremi leaves A.E.L">{{cite web|url=http://contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/Superleague/Larisa/304848.html|title=Τέλος από την ΑΕΛ ο Γκέρεμι|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427210346/http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/Superleague/Larisa/304848.html|archive-date=27 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
Geremi began his Cameroon international career with the youth teams, most notably in the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 U-20 Youth World Cup finals]]. Geremi started all four games for the national team before they lost to Argentina in the quarterfinals.

Geremi's senior debut came not much later, appearing in a match against [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]] in October 1996. From there, the midfielder went on to feature in four of Cameroon's six qualifiers for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], though he was left out of the finals squad after the nation qualified.

Geremi won [[Gold medal|Olympic Gold]] with Cameroon in [[Sydney]] in 2000 when he captained his country. He has also won two [[Africa Cup of Nations]] titles in [[2000 Africa Cup of Nations|2000]] and [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]] as they demonstrated their superiority not only in [[Africa]] but at world level too.

Geremi was part of the Cameroon side that qualified for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] in Japan he also played in all three of Cameroon's World Cup final games in 2002 and scored a free-kick in a 2–2 friendly draw with [[England national football team|England]] shortly before the tournament.

The squad failed to qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], finishing one point behind qualifiers [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in their table. Geremi started nine of the squad's ten games at holding midfielder, however, and scored twice during the campaign.

The [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] brought Cameroon's best finish since 2002, managing to reach the finals before losing 1–0 to [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. Geremi again played every one of Cameroon's games and was named to the Team of the Tournament for his performances.

Geremi earned his 100th cap for Cameroon on 11 February 2009, scoring a goal as part of a 3–1 friendly win against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] in [[Paris]], a game in which he scored from a free-kick.

Geremi played in 11 [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 World Cup qualification]] matches Cameroon finished top of Group A in the third round of qualification, scoring one goal along the way.

In January 2010, Geremi and his teammates traveled to Angola for the [[2010 Cup of Nations]], falling to eventual champions Egypt in a 3–1 extra time loss.

Geremi was part of the Cameroon squad that took part in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa. He played in all three of Cameron's matches as they finished bottom of Group E.

==Personal life==
Geremi's father, Samuel, is a former footballer who represented Cameroon in the 1970s. Samuel, a striker, was nicknamed "Poison Arrow" for his powerful and accurate finishing. He was allowed five wives due to his status as a footballer, which led to Geremi having 17 siblings.<ref>[http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2008/05/13/toon-ace-geremi-s-grief-for-sister-72703-20902160/ "Toon ace Geremi's grief for sister"]. ''[[Evening Chronicle]]''. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2013.</ref>

Geremi's cousin, [[Pierre Webó]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Picard |first1=Laurent |title=Webo keen on Prem move |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11846/2393466/webo-keen-on-prem-move |website=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref> was also a professional footballer and played alongside Geremi for Cameroon at the 2010 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=James |title=Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner leads Denmark attack in World Cup 2010 clash with Cameroon |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/19/1985042/arsenal-striker-nicklas-bendtner-leads-denmark-attack-in |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |date=19 June 2010 |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>

Geremi speaks English, Spanish and Turkish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.camfoot.com/actualites/transfer-geremi-joins-chelsea-by,1653.html|title = Transfer : Geremi joins Chelsea by signing a five year deal (ChelseaFC)|date = 27 September 2021}}</ref>

In March 2024, Geremi filed for divorce after discovering his twin children were fathered by his wife's ex-partner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/Ex-Cameroonian-footballer-discovers-twins-belong-to-wife-s-ex-after-DNA-test-1922873|title=Ex-Cameroonian footballer discovers twins belong to wife's ex after DNA test|date=24 March 2024|publisher=Ghana Web}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{NFT player|1248|name=Geremi Njitap|accessdate=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=51640/profile/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205041049/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=51640/profile/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2013 |title=Geremi Europe Stats|work=[[UEFA|UEFA.com]]|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=28562 |title=Geremi Turkey Stats|publisher=[[Turkish Football Federation|TFF]]|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bounder.friardale.co.uk/Appearances/Ga-Go.htm |title=Geremi Chelsea Stats|publisher=Bounder Friardale.co.uk|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Turkish Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[FA Cup]], [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Racing FC Bafoussam|Racing Bafoussam]]
|[[1995 Cameroonian Premier League|1995]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Elite One|Cameroonian Premier League]]
|5||0||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|[[1996 Cameroonian Premier League|1996]]
|23||5||||||colspan="2"|–||||||colspan="2"|–||23||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!28||5||||||colspan="2"|—||||||colspan="2"|—||28||5
|-
|[[Cerro Porteño]]
|[[1997 in Paraguayan football|1997]]
|[[Paraguayan Primera División]]
|6||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0||colspan="2"|–||10||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Gençlerbirliği S.K.|Gençlerbirliği]]
|[[1997–98 1.Lig|1997–98]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Süper Lig]]
|28||4||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||5
|-
|[[1998–99 1.Lig|1998–99]]
|29||5||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57||9||6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||63||11
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[1999–2000 Real Madrid CF season|1999–2000]]
|rowspan="3"|[[La Liga]]
|20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||4{{efn|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Championship]]}}||1||34||1
|-
|[[2000–01 Real Madrid CF season|2000–01]]
|16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||2{{efn|One appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||0||26||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Real Madrid CF season|2001–02]]
|9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||0||0||16||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||21||1||6||1||76||2
|-
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2002–03]]
|[[Premier League]]
|33||7||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||7
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season|2003–04]]
|rowspan="4"|Premier League
|25||1||1||0||3||0||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||39||1
|-
|[[2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season|2004–05]]
|13||0||2||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||20||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season|2005–06]]
|15||2||3||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||22||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season|2006–07]]
|19||1||3||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||28||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72||4||9||0||8||0||18||0||2||0||109||4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2007–08 Newcastle United F.C. season|2007–08]]
|rowspan="2"|Premier League
|27||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season|2008–09]]
|15||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Newcastle United F.C. season|2009–10]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|7||0||0||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!49||2||0||0||5||1||colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!54||3
|-
|[[Ankaragücü]]
|[[2009–10 Süper Lig|2009–10]]
|Süper Lig
|12||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||2
|-
|[[AEL 1964 FC|AEL]]
|[[2010–11 Super League Greece|2010–11]]
|[[Super League Greece]]
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!312||29||21||2||13||1||43||1||8||1||397||34
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/geremi-intl.html |title=Geremi Fotso Njitap – Century of International Appearances |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="16|[[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
|1996||3||0
|-
|1997||9||0
|-
|1998||4||0
|-
|1999||4||0
|-
|2000||9||0
|-
|2001||8||0
|-
|2002||14||1
|-
|2003||9||1
|-
|2004||10||0
|-
|2005||6||3
|-
|2006||7||2
|-
|2007||5||1
|-
|2008||11||2
|-
|2009||9||2
|-
|2010||10||1
|-
!Total||118||13
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Geremi
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 26 May 2002 || [[Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium|Universiade Memorial Stadium]], [[Kobe]], Japan || {{fb|ENG}} || 2–2 || Draw || [[International friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 21 June 2003 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|TUR}} || 1–0 || Win ||[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| 3. || 9 February 2005 || [[Stade Dominique Duvauchelle]], [[Creteil]], France || {{fb|SEN}} || 1–0 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 27 March 2005 || [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon || {{fb|SUD}} || 2–1 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5. || 4 June 2005 || [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]], Benin || {{fb|BEN}} || 1–4 || Win || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 6. || 29 January 2006 || [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]], Egypt || {{fb|COD|2003}} || 2–0 || Win || [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 7. || 3 September 2006 || [[Stade Amahoro]], [[Kigali]], Rwanda || {{fb|RWA}} || 0–3 || Win || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|2008 Africa Nations Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8. || 17 June 2007 || [[Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia]], [[Garoua]], Cameroon || {{fb|RWA}} || 2–1 || Win || 2008 Africa Nations Cup qualification
|-
| 9. || 26 January 2008 || [[Baba Yara Stadium]], [[Kumasi]], Ghana || {{fb|ZAM}} || 5–1 || Win || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 10. || 4 February 2008 || [[Tamale Stadium]], [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], Ghana || {{fb|TUN}} || 2–3 || Win || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| 11. || 11 February 2009 || [[Stade Robert Bobin]], [[Bondoufle]], France || {{fb|GUI}} || 3–1 || Win || Friendly
|-
| 12. || 10 October 2009 || Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon || {{fb|TOG}} || 3–0 || Win || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 13. || 17 January 2010 || [[Estádio da Tundavala|Estádio Nacional da Tundavala]], [[Lubango]], Angola || {{fb|ZAM}} || 3–2 || Win || [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Racing Bafoussam'''
*[[Cameroonian Cup]]: 1996

'''Real Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]

'''Chelsea'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]], [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2316/Geremi/overview |title=Geremi: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2005 FA Community Shield|2005]]

'''Newcastle United'''
*[[EFL Championship|Football League Championship]]: [[2009–10 Football League Championship|2009–10]]

'''Cameroon'''
*[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Gold Medal]]: [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]]
*[[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]]: [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]

'''Individual'''
* Africa Cup of Nations: Team of All Tournaments{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==See also==
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/geremi-njitap Premier League profile]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711101858/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/geremi-njitap |date=11 July 2019 }}.
*{{FIFA player}}

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