🇨🇲 Cameroon — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Group

2002

Record

2–2–8

12 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

9–21

for–against

Year	Stage	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Squad value	Over/under
2002	Group◑ 22/23	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	€0M	-0.32
2010	Group	3	0	0	3	2	5	0	€146M	-0.16
2014	Group	3	0	0	3	1	9	0	€117M	-0.04
2022	Group	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	€155M	-0.01

2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Alioum Boukar	GK	30	Samsunspor	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
2	Bill Tchato	DF	27	Montpellier	23	0	n/a	1,866	0	0	—
3	Pierre Womé	DF	23	Bologna	57	3	n/a	3,661	0	0	—
4	Rigobert Song	DF	25	1. FC Köln	198	4	n/a	16,242	0	0	—
5	Raymond Kalla	DF	27	Extremadura	34	0	n/a	2,950	0	0	—
6	Pierre Njanka	DF	27	Strasbourg	45	0	n/a	3,869	0	0	—
7	Joseph N'Do	MF	26	Al-Khaleej	25	0	n/a	1,947	0	0	—
8	Geremi	DF	23	Real Madrid	45	0	n/a	2,927	21	1	—
9	Samuel Eto'o	FW	21	Mallorca	74	23	n/a	5,669	8	1	—
10	Patrick M'Boma	FW	31	Sunderland	106	27	n/a	6,415	0	0	—
11	Pius N'Diefi	FW	26	Sedan	82	22	n/a	6,657	0	0	—
12	Lauren	MF	25	Arsenal	108	8	n/a	9,196	22	1	—
13	Lucien Mettomo	DF	25	Manchester City	43	2	n/a	3,669	0	0	—
14	Joël Epalle	MF	24	Panachaiki	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
15	Nicolas Alnoudji	MF	22	Rizespor	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
16	Jacques Songo'o	GK	38	Metz	298	0	n/a	26,477	1	0	—
17	Marc-Vivien Foé	MF	27	Lyon	166	15	n/a	13,534	14	1	—
18	Patrick Suffo	FW	24	Sheffield United	30	4	n/a	1,193	0	0	—
19	Eric Djemba-Djemba	MF	21	Nantes	14	0	n/a	978	8	0	—
20	Salomon Olembé	MF	21	Marseille	111	7	n/a	7,571	6	0	—
21	Joseph-Désiré Job	FW	24	Metz	94	20	n/a	4,843	0	0	—
22	Carlos Kameni	GK	18	Le Havre	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
23	Daniel N'Gom Kome	MF	22	Numancia	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Süper Lig	257	21,929

All competitions (36)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	880	66,843
La Liga	366	30,308
Ligue 2	337	26,635
Süper Lig	257	21,929
Segunda División	176	13,684
Premier League	166	12,987
Serie A	125	8,089
FRC	84	6,703
UEFA Champions League	80	5,730
UEFA Cup	79	5,702
Super League Greece	70	6,138
EFD2	59	3,181
FRL	55	4,698
EFL Cup	53	4,352
UI	36	2,674
CDR	35	3,044
CIT	26	1,815
Serie B	24	1,984
JL11	18	1,535
Bundesliga	16	1,437
JL12	15	1,270
TRP	14	1,220
CGB	12	918
EPP	12	983
FA Cup	11	811
CLQ	8	667
JAPC	5	450
KLUB	5	379
Copa Libertadores	4	278
FS	4	180
GRP	4	360
DFB	3	330
FRCH	3	163
SUC	3	270
USC	1	102
WEPO	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

181 cm

19/22 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

20%

Patrick M'Boma of squad league goals

Precocity

7,501′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Rigobert Song (7,501′), Salomon Olembé (6,807′), Samuel Eto'o (4,797′).

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Carlos Kameni 2nd	GK	26	Espanyol	188	0	0	16,855	0	0	€10.0M
2	Benoît Assou-Ekotto	DF	26	Tottenham Hotspur	142	1	7	12,275	0	0	€7.0M
3	Nicolas Nkoulou	DF	20	Monaco	48	0	0	3,971	0	0	€4.0M
4	Rigobert Song 2nd	DF	33	Trabzonspor	261	7	3	21,779	11	0	€3.5M
5	Sébastien Bassong	DF	23	Tottenham Hotspur	100	1	0	7,796	0	0	€8.5M
6	Alex Song	MF	22	Arsenal	117	2	3	8,456	23	1	€13.0M
7	Landry N'Guémo	MF	24	Celtic	94	2	2	6,013	0	0	€5.0M
8	Geremi 2nd	DF	31	Ankaragücü	192	13	19	13,250	37	1	€2.5M
9	Samuel Eto'o 2nd	FW	29	Inter Milan	312	174	50	25,597	59	19	€40.0M
10	Achille Emaná	MF	28	Real Betis	199	34	14	16,788	0	0	€8.0M
11	Jean Makoun	MF	27	Lyon	228	16	14	18,311	33	4	€12.5M
12	Gaëtan Bong	DF	22	Valenciennes	43	2	0	2,955	0	0	€1.3M
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	FW	21	1. FC Nürnberg	38	5	0	1,732	0	0	€1.0M
14	Aurélien Chedjou	DF	24	Lille	59	2	1	4,086	0	0	€2.5M
15	Pierre Webó	FW	28	Mallorca	192	36	7	8,802	0	0	€3.4M
16	Souleymanou Hamidou	GK	36	Kayserispor	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.7M
17	Mohammadou Idrissou	FW	30	SC Freiburg	106	22	11	8,152	0	0	€2.5M
18	Eyong Enoh	MF	24	Ajax	0	0	0	0	0	0	€3.2M
19	Stéphane Mbia	DF	24	Marseille	132	6	5	10,198	4	0	€11.0M
20	Georges Mandjeck	MF	21	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3	0	0	37	0	0	€2.0M
21	Joël Matip	MF	18	Schalke 04	20	3	0	1,390	0	0	€3.0M
22	Guy N'dy Assembé	GK	24	Valenciennes	23	0	0	1,941	0	0	€1.3M
23	Vincent Aboubakar	FW	18	Cotonsport Garoua	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.2M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Geremi

peak €12M (2004-10) → €2M at kickoff · −79%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	7	282
Eredivisie	46	3,502
Scottish Premiership	30	2,603
Süper Lig	455	39,992

All competitions (54)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	1114	88,421
La Liga	740	54,360
Süper Lig	455	39,992
Premier League	424	32,042
Bundesliga	183	12,748
UEFA Champions League	167	12,797
2. Bundesliga	118	10,002
Ligue 2	111	9,442
UEFA Cup	107	8,040
FRC	64	4,942
FRL	56	4,909
CDR	55	4,046
Segunda División	55	3,793
Eredivisie	46	3,502
TRP	44	4,004
CGB	41	3,769
Serie A	36	2,813
FR3	33	2,691
SFA1	33	2,763
FA Cup	31	2,505
RS	31	2,622
Scottish Premiership	30	2,603
DFB	28	2,050
UEFA Europa League	24	2,055
CLQ	22	1,622
BJ2	20	1,458
RN	20	1,129
OL7	18	1,486
UI	18	1,329
AJ1	17	1,229
AJ2	17	1,390
ELQ	8	624
Copa Libertadores	7	332
Championship	7	282
SUC	7	585
CS	6	333
NLP	6	570
UEQ	6	418
KLUB	5	379
CIT	4	334
RL1	4	315
CMER	3	14
RL3	3	265
SFA	3	222
FS	2	90
GBCS	2	55
L1PO	2	169
TRS	2	180
USC	2	192
FRCH	1	120
LPO	1	1
SCI	1	90
SCP	1	90
WEPO	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

17%

prospect share

Goal dependency

53%

Samuel Eto'o of squad league goals

Value dependency

27%

Samuel Eto'o of squad value

Precocity

7,501′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Rigobert Song (7,501′), Samuel Eto'o (4,797′), Alex Song (4,188′).

2014 squad — Group value coverage 22/23

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Loïc Feudjou	GK	22	Coton Sport	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.1M
2	Benoît Assou-Ekotto 2nd	DF	30	Queens Park Rangers [ 10 ]	221	4	11	18,947	10	0	€5.0M
3	Nicolas Nkoulou 2nd	DF	24	Marseille	183	3	0	15,883	15	0	€13.0M
4	Cédric Djeugoué	DF	21	Coton Sport	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Dany Nounkeu	DF	28	Beşiktaş [ 11 ]	18	0	0	1,531	12	0	€4.0M
6	Alex Song 2nd	MF	26	Barcelona	221	8	16	16,711	47	2	€18.0M
7	Landry N'Guémo 2nd	MF	28	Bordeaux	194	6	7	13,988	0	0	€2.2M
8	Benjamin Moukandjo	FW	25	Nancy	78	13	4	4,801	0	0	€1.5M
9	Samuel Eto'o 3rd	FW	33	Chelsea [ 12 ]	368	204	61	29,864	78	30	€9.0M
10	Vincent Aboubakar 2nd	FW	22	Lorient	107	25	17	6,854	0	0	€4.2M
11	Jean Makoun 2nd	MF	31	Rennes	306	20	22	24,792	39	4	€3.0M
12	Henri Bedimo	DF	30	Lyon	178	3	20	14,008	5	0	€4.0M
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 2nd	FW	25	Mainz 05	122	27	6	6,855	0	0	€5.0M
14	Aurélien Chedjou 2nd	DF	28	Galatasaray	154	10	3	12,153	17	2	€9.5M
15	Pierre Webó 2nd	FW	32	Fenerbahçe	226	47	14	11,450	0	0	€4.5M
16	Charles Itandje	GK	31	Konyaspor [ 13 ]	170	0	1	15,255	0	0	€1.8M
17	Stéphane Mbia 2nd	MF	28	Sevilla [ 14 ]	222	12	14	17,406	15	0	€9.0M
18	Eyong Enoh 2nd	MF	28	Antalyaspor	9	0	0	692	15	0	€2.5M
19	Fabrice Olinga	FW	18	Zulte Waregem [ 15 ]	10	1	0	591	0	0	€1.0M
20	Edgar Salli	MF	21	Lens [ 16 ]	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.9M
21	Joël Matip 2nd	MF	22	Schalke 04	139	12	7	11,163	23	2	€13.0M
22	Allan Nyom	DF	26	Granada [ 17 ]	101	0	4	8,638	0	0	€5.0M
23	Sammy Ndjock	GK	24	Fethiyespor [ 18 ]	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Samuel Eto'o

peak €42M (2009-01) → €9M at kickoff · −79%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	31	2,716
Eredivisie	98	6,722
Scottish Premiership	30	2,603
Belgian Pro League	1	30
Süper Lig	263	21,824

All competitions (73)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	1653	130,406
La Liga	675	47,941
Premier League	371	29,758
UEFA Champions League	276	21,667
Süper Lig	263	21,824
Bundesliga	261	18,018
Ligue 2	230	16,436
FRC	116	9,176
UEFA Europa League	101	8,117
Super League Greece	98	8,114
Eredivisie	98	6,722
FRL	96	8,086
UEFA Cup	90	6,610
Serie A	67	5,459
CDR	66	4,678
Segunda División	66	5,204
Russian Premier League	53	4,637
FR3	48	4,083
TRP	41	3,582
CLQ	35	2,534
ELQ	33	2,705
FA Cup	33	2,667
SFA1	33	2,763
Championship	31	2,716
CGB	30	2,827
ES3D	30	2,632
Scottish Premiership	30	2,603
TR2	30	2,668
DFB	26	1,464
ACL	22	1,868
GRP	22	1,962
BJ2	20	1,458
RN	20	1,129
UI	20	1,592
AJ1	17	1,229
AJ2	17	1,390
NLP	14	1,193
CN2C	13	894
RL1	11	944
NL2	9	782
SUC	8	512
POGR	7	630
CIT	6	524
CS	6	333
EJPL	6	241
POT3	6	540
FRCH	5	479
ES1P	4	390
RL3	4	355
RUP	4	354
Copa Libertadores	3	54
CMER	3	14
CN2A	3	270
KLUB	3	234
SCI	3	270
SFA	3	222
UEQ	3	211
DFL	2	180
ES2P	2	180
GBQ1	2	150
L1PO	2	169
NLBE	2	153
RLSW	2	129
TRS	2	171
USC	2	180
Belgian Pro League	1	30
C3IF	1	64
C3NO	1	90
CN2B	1	85
CN2D	1	90
NLBA	1	59
NLSC	1	5
SCP	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

183 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

16%

prospect share

Goal dependency

52%

Samuel Eto'o of squad league goals

Value dependency

15%

Alex Song of squad value

Precocity

5,651′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nicolas Nkoulou (5,651′), Joël Matip (5,500′), Samuel Eto'o (4,797′).

2022 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	GK	19	Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.4M
2	Jerome Ngom Mbekeli	DF	24	Colombe Sportive	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.3M
3	Nicolas Nkoulou 3rd	DF	32	Aris	378	11	0	32,753	19	0	€1.8M
4	Christopher Wooh	DF	21	Rennes	20	0	3	1,503	0	0	€6.0M
5	Gaël Ondoua	MF	27	Hannover 96	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.8M
6	Moumi Ngamaleu	FW	28	Dynamo Moscow	0	0	0	0	12	1	€4.0M
7	Georges-Kévin Nkoudou	MF	27	Beşiktaş	84	7	6	4,104	6	1	€5.5M
8	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa	MF	27	Napoli	211	4	11	14,385	5	1	€38.0M
9	Jean-Pierre Nsame	FW	29	Young Boys	16	0	1	296	4	0	€4.0M
10	Vincent Aboubakar 3rd	FW	30	Al-Nassr	109	26	17	7,034	23	14	€5.0M
11	Christian Bassogog	FW	27	Shanghai Shenhua	0	0	0	0	0	0	€4.5M
12	Karl Toko Ekambi	FW	30	Lyon	208	72	30	15,326	4	0	€12.0M
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 3rd	FW	33	Bayern Munich	317	69	30	18,147	33	10	€6.0M
14	Samuel Gouet	MF	24	Mechelen	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.3M
15	Pierre Kunde	MF	27	Olympiacos	68	4	1	4,301	0	0	€2.0M
16	Devis Epassy	GK	29	Abha	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.7M
17	Olivier Mbaizo	DF	25	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M
18	Martin Hongla	MF	24	Hellas Verona	37	1	0	1,966	0	0	€3.5M
19	Collins Fai	DF	30	Al-Tai	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.0M
20	Bryan Mbeumo	FW	23	Brentford	54	7	8	4,108	0	0	€28.0M
21	Jean-Charles Castelletto	DF	27	Nantes	87	3	0	7,229	0	0	€4.0M
22	Olivier Ntcham	MF	26	Swansea City	41	3	2	2,081	5	0	€2.8M
23	André Onana	GK	26	Inter Milan	7	0	0	630	32	0	€14.0M
24	Enzo Ebosse	DF	23	Udinese	46	0	0	2,910	0	0	€4.5M
25	Nouhou Tolo	DF	25	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	€3.0M
26	Souaibou Marou	MF	21	Coton Sport	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.4M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

André Onana

peak €45M (2019-12) → €14M at kickoff · −69%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	145	8,874
Eredivisie	148	13,271
Scottish Premiership	79	4,908
Primeira Liga	83	5,211
Belgian Pro League	184	13,121
MLS	204	14,138
Danish Superliga	30	1,733
Süper Lig	139	8,373
Saudi Pro League	55	4,421

All competitions (117)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	846	62,140
EFL Cup	351	22,524
Bundesliga	324	18,957
Ligue 2	302	23,153
Serie A	255	18,308
MLS	204	14,138
UEFA Europa League	188	13,320
Belgian Pro League	184	13,121
Premier League	160	10,849
Eredivisie	148	13,271
Championship	145	8,874
UEFA Champions League	143	9,954
Süper Lig	139	8,373
FR3	135	9,206
Austrian Bundesliga	129	9,621
CSL	116	9,094
FRC	104	7,620
La Liga	98	6,519
USL	95	7,180
Super League Greece	92	7,469
Primeira Liga	83	5,211
Scottish Premiership	79	4,908
ES3D	68	5,728
CLQ	58	4,317
RO1	56	4,459
CN2D	55	4,655
Saudi Pro League	55	4,421
FRL	49	3,597
Segunda División	43	2,731
CN2C	42	3,623
ELQ	41	2,946
NL2	39	3,510
SCC	39	2,958
GB21	38	2,573
CN2B	37	2,926
ES3B	35	2,657
Russian Premier League	33	2,360
C2	31	2,748
Danish Superliga	30	1,733
2. Bundesliga	29	2,030
RUJL	29	2,370
DFB	27	1,456
CAFC	26	2,131
DK2	23	1,691
C3CM	22	1,883
C3BF	21	1,676
C3IF	21	1,890
CCB	21	1,749
EJPL	20	1,669
RN	20	1,129
19YL	17	1,447
AJ1	17	1,229
CGB	17	1,010
CIT	17	1,213
POBE	17	1,116
POUS	17	1,271
CCL	16	1,194
S1PO	16	1,440
ACL	13	987
TRP	13	868
C3BR	12	563
CN2A	12	1,014
ES3A	12	1,007
POPO	12	611
C3PL	11	860
ECLQ	11	737
RL1	11	944
CDR	10	842
FA Cup	10	357
NLP	10	842
UKRA	10	900
C3GE	9	619
SFA	9	656
ofb	9	735
POCP	8	379
SCP	8	492
SCPM	8	474
GBQ2	7	181
FRYC	6	514
MLSP	6	475
PLIC	6	587
POCC	6	419
C3AR	5	450
F19D	5	450
GRP	5	191
ROCL	5	343
ROMP	5	480
RUP	5	198
UEFA Cup	5	61
CSLR	4	340
DKP	4	224
FRR1	4	376
POGR	4	259
USSP	4	328
AFCL	3	119
Ukrainian Premier League	3	255
21PL	2	180
ATRW	2	180
BESC	2	150
FRCH	2	171
KLUB	2	45
L1PO	2	169
RLSW	2	129
UARP	2	180
USLP	2	210
A1EL	1	90
CHFA	1	31
DFL	1	2
GBKN	1	120
GRS2	1	90
NLSC	1	90
PO2	1	90
POSU	1	75
SAKC	1	90
UEQ	1	31
UI	1	10
UKRP	1	120

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

180 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

35%

Karl Toko Ekambi of squad league goals

Value dependency

25%

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa of squad value

Precocity

5,651′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Nicolas Nkoulou (5,651′), Vincent Aboubakar (3,436′), Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (3,126′).