Andre BikeyHe is a professional football player from Cameroon. He plays as a defender.
André Stéphane Bikey Amugu (born 8 January 1985, Douala, Cameroon) is a professional footballer. His position is defender and he can play in the centre of defence or at right back. He is currently playing for Reading in the English Premier League.
Bikey started his professional career at Espanyol in Spain, but failed to make the grade, leaving without making a first team appearance. He then moved to Shinnik Yaroslavl in Russia, where he caught the eye of Lokomotiv Moscow, for whom he signed on 1 July 2005.
However, he failed to settle in the Russian capital, and, tired of racial abuse from the fans of rival teams, he jumped at the chance to play for a premiership team, so hejoined Reading for an initial trial period during their pre-season trip to Sweden in 2006, where he impressed manager Steve Coppell. He was sent off in his final trial match for the club against Örgryte IS for head-butting an opponent, an incident that was thought to have ended Reading's interest in the player. Coppell however put the incident down to the player being "determined to impress" and after much negotiation with Lokomotiv, a season-long loan deal was agreed on 26 August 2006, with Reading having an option to purchase the player at the end of the loan.
Bikey expressed a desire to obtain a permanent deal, and following improving performances, it was announced on 24 April 2007 that Bikey had signed a three-year contract with Reading for a transfer fee in excess of £1 million, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2010.
Bikey represents Cameroon at international level.
Reading8 January 1985
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