Lauren Etame Mayer 1261758 219063493 2008-06-13T11:57:01Z 195.224.195.138 /* Portsmouth */ {{Football player infobox | playername = Lauren | image = | fullname = Laureano Bisan Etame-Mayer | height = {{Height|m=1.80}} | nickname = Ralph, | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|1|19|df=y}} | cityofbirth = Londi Keisi | countryofbirth = [[Cameroon]] | currentclub = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | clubnumber = 4 | position = [[Defender (football)#Fullback|Right-back]] | youthyears = | youthclubs = | years = 1995&ndash;1996 <br> 1996&ndash;1997 <br> 1997&ndash;1998 <br> 1998&ndash;2000 <br> 2000&ndash;2007<br>2007&ndash; | clubs = Utrera <br> [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla B]]<br>[[Levante UD|Levante]]<br>[[RCD Mallorca]]<br>[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]<br>[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps(goals) = {{0}}30 (5) <br> {{0}}17 (3) <br> {{0}}34 (6) <br> {{0}}62 (4) <br> 159 (7)<br>{{0}}25 (0) | nationalyears = 1998&ndash; | nationalteam = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] | nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}80 (8) | pcupdate = 14:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC) | ntupdate = April 11, 2006 }} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalCountry|{{CMR}}}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Laureano Bisan Etame-Mayer''' (born [[19 January]] [[1977]] in Londi Kribi, [[Cameroon]]), more commonly known as '''Lauren''', is a [[Cameroon]]ian [[football (soccer)|footballer]] of [[Equatorial Guinea|Equatoguinean]] origin, who currently plays for English [[FA Premier League|Premier League]] team [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League Team Website|work=Premierleague.com|url=http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039}} </ref> ==Career== ===Early career=== Lauren was born in Cameroon as his parents fled [[Equatorial Guinea]] due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of [[Francisco Macías Nguema]]. {{Fact|date=June 2007}} Then the family moved to Seville, where he was raised. He started his career in [[Spain]], playing for Utrera (on loan from [[Sevilla FC]]), [[Sevilla FC|Seville B]], [[Levante UD|Levante]], and [[RCD Mallorca]]. He qualified for dual nationality through residency and as a [[Spaniard]] he is exempt from the post-[[Bosman ruling]] regulation that restricts the number of non-EU players to three per team in [[UEFA]] competition matches even though he is a [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroonian]] international. ===Arsenal=== Lauren was transferred to Arsenal in the summer of 2000 for a fee of £7,200,000. Lauren provided cover for both [[midfield]] or [[defence (sport)|defence]]. He made his Arsenal debut against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on [[August 19]] [[2000]]. However his first season in English football season was blighted by injuries. Although at first Lauren was unable to gain a regular place in the Arsenal side, he eventually ended up becoming the club's first-choice [[full back (football)|right back]], replacing veteran [[Lee Dixon]] (and leapfrogging [[Ukraine national football team|Ukrainian international]] [[Oleh Luzhny]] in the process). By the time Arsenal had won [[the Double]] in [[2001-02 in English football|2001-02]], Lauren was an integral part of the Arsenal defence. In [[2002-03 in English football|2002-03]], Lauren suffered a calf injury and again missed part of the season, but nevertheless recovered in time and won an FA Cup winners medal that season, as Arsenal beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 1-0. Lauren was a consistent member of the Arsenal first team during [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]], but his season was marred by his verbal abuse towards [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] after van Nistelrooy had missed a penalty late on in the match between the two sides at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]. Lauren was banned by [[the Football Association]] for four matches and fined £40,000. Nevertheless, he made his 150th appearance for Arsenal during that season, as Arsenal won the Premier League title unbeaten, giving Lauren his second League winners' medal. Lauren won a third FA Cup winners' medal in 2005, as Arsenal beat Manchester United on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the final; Lauren scored the first of Arsenal's spot-kicks. However, during [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]], Lauren suffered a knee injury against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in a League Cup semi-final match on [[January 21]] [[2006]]. He spent nearly a year out of the game as a result, and it wasn't until [[December 19]] that Lauren was included in a playing squad, for Arsenal's match against Liverpool in the League Cup quarter-finals; this match was later postponed due to heavy [[fog]]. Lauren was not called up for Arsenal again. During his absence Lauren's position had been covered by, amongst others, [[Emmanuel Eboué]] and [[Justin Hoyte]], leading to media speculation that Lauren would leave Arsenal for another club, possibly [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. On [[January 12]] [[2007]] Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger confirmed Arsenal would allow Lauren to leave, if he chose to do so. On [[January 18]] [[2007]], Lauren completed a move to [[Portsmouth]] for an undisclosed fee. [http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=441219&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+-+Lauren+will+be+allowed+to+leave] ===Portsmouth=== On [[January 18]] [[2007]], Lauren completed a transfer to Premier League side, [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] from fellow [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] side [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], on a two and a half year contract. On [[22 January]] [[Harry Redknapp]] said the transfer fee was £500,000<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6287809.stm BBB.co.uk] - Lauren ends Pompey transfer spree. [[22 January]], [[2007]]</ref>. On [[January 20]], 2007 he played his first Premiership game for Portsmouth in midfield against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] <ref> {{cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com |url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3477.php | accessdate=February 3 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> and was a regular at right back for the remainder of the 2006/07 season. In his second season at the club he dropped to second choice right back due to Glen Johnson's impressive form. However Lauren found first team opportunities due to his versatility, he has filled in at left back on many occasions and played regularly on the right of midfield during January 2008 while [[John Utaka]] was away at the African Cup of Nations. ==International career== During the 1997-98 season, whilst he was playing at [[Levante UD|Levante]], Cameroonian goalkeeping legend [[Thomas N'Kono]] learnt of his selectability by Cameroon due to his birth. He was invited to join the squad that played in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and rose to the challenge. Lauren earned his first full international cap for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in May 1998 against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]. Unfortunately his debut in the tournament as a substitute was blighted by one of the fastest sending offs in the history of the World Cup, when in his first challenge for the ball he was shown a red card, thus ending his World Cup campaign. Better times were ahead though, playing in the Cameroon team that won the [[2000 African Nations Cup]]. He also played in the [[gold medal|gold]] winning team at the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]], ironically against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] who could have selected him were it not for his choice of Cameroon. This success was repeated when the team won the [[2002 African Nations Cup]]; Cameroon beat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on [[penalty shoot-out|penalties]] after a 0-0 draw. Lauren scored in the penalty shootout. He also played in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] group stages, featuring in all three of Cameroon's group matches, but his side failed to qualify for the knockout stage. He retired from international football in 2002, having won 25 caps for his country. Cameroon's new trainer, German-born Otto Pfister announced that Lauren will be joining the squad for training camp in Germany on November 15. ==Personal life== Lauren is a regular pundit alongside [[Guillem Balague]] and [[Roberto Martínez]] on [[Sky Sports]]' [[La Liga]] programme, ''Revista de la Liga''. He is also an avid [[boxing|boxer]] and enjoys sparring in his spare time.[http://www.camfoot.com/article.php3?id_article=5339] He lives in [[Radlett]], [[Hertfordshire]] and has one child. ==Arsenal Career Stats== ''(correct as of 13 July 2006)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="7" valign="top"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[2000-01 in English football|2000-01]] |18||2||?||4||-||11||1||33||3 |- |[[2001-02 in English football|2001-02]] |18||2||-||3||-||7||-||28||2 |- |[[2002-03 in English football|2002-03]] |27||1||1||8||2||10||-||45||3 |- |[[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]] |32||-||2||7||-||8||-||47||- |- |[[2004-05 in English football|2004-05]] |33||1||3||5||-||7||-||45||1 |- |[[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]] |22||-||1||3||-||6||-||29||- |- !Total ! !! !! !! !! !! !! !227!!9 |} ==Honours== ===Cameroon=== * Association Football Olympic Gold Medal 2000 * African Nations Cup Winner 2000, 2002 * African Nations Cup Player of the Tournament 2000 ===RCD Mallorca=== * Spanish Supercup Winner 1998 ===Arsenal=== * FA Cup: 2002, 2003, 2005 * FA Premier League Winner: 2001-02, 2003-04 ===Portsmouth=== * '''[[Premier League Asia Trophy]] winner''' – 2007 English FA CUP winner 2008 ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> ==External links== *[http://www.footballingworld.com/2007/01/19/lauren-departure-a-microcosm-of-wengers-youth-policy/ Profile] at footballingworld.com *[http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?thisNav=first+team&plid=60087&clid=4421&cpid=703 Profile] at arsenal.com *{{soccerbase|id=16600|name=Lauren}} *[http://www.4thegame.com/club/arsenal-fc/player-profile/1749/etame_mayerlauren.html Profile] at 4thegame.com *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=Lauren&FootballHeroClubCountry=Arsenal Profile (Arsenal)] at sporting-heroes.net *[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=Lauren&FootballHeroClubCountry=Cameroun Profile (Cameroon)] at sporting-heroes.net *[http://premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=41039 Profile] at premierleague.com {{Portsmouth F.C. squad}} {{Cameroon Squad 1998 World Cup}} {{Cameroon Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauren}} <!-- Do NOT change, he is known primarily by his forename --> [[Category:Cameroonian footballers]] [[Category:Football (soccer) fullbacks]] [[Category:Cameroon international footballers]] [[Category:Sevilla FC footballers]] [[Category:Levante UD footballers]] [[Category:RCD Mallorca footballers]] [[Category:Arsenal F.C. players]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:La Liga footballers]] [[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers of Cameroon]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Cameroon]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Equatoguinean-Spaniards]] [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[ar:لاورين]] [[de:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[es:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[fr:Lauren Étamé Mayer]] [[it:Lauren]] [[nl:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[ja:ローレン・エタメ・マイヤー]] [[no:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[pl:Lauren]] [[pt:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[sl:Lauren Etame Mayer]] [[fi:Lauren]] [[sv:Lauren Etame Mayer]]