Bassey William Andem

William Andem

Personal information
Full name	Bassey William Andem
Date of birth	(1968-06-14) 14 June 1968
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Union Douala
1992	→ Olympic Mvolyé (loan)
1994–1996	Cruzeiro	9	(0)
1997–1998	Bahia	19	(0)
1998–2007	Boavista	152	(0)
2007–2008	Feirense	3	(0)
International career
1990–1998	Cameroon	52	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bassey William Andem (born 14 June 1968) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In spite of a very large frame he was known for his above-average reflexes, and spent most of his career professional career in Portuguese-speaking countries, mainly at the service of Boavista.

Club career

Andem was born in Douala. After starting his professional career with hometown's Union Douala (which included a loan spell at Olympic Mvolyé) he moved to Brazil, where he represented Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Esporte Clube Bahia.

In January 1998, Andem joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Boavista FC where, during the following five seasons, he would have engage in an interesting battle for first-choice status with future Sporting Clube de Portugal and Portuguese international Ricardo. However, during the Chequereds' 2001 national championship conquest – the club's only – he played just six matches.

After Ricardo left for the capital team, Andem was restored as starter, losing the position midway through the 2004–05 campaign to new signing Carlos. He again would gain starter status after the Angolan was sold to FC Steaua Bucureşti, amassing a further 43 league games in two seasons.

Andem played his last season as a professional in 2007–08, with second division club C.D. Feirense, where he would play second-fiddle. He retired at the age of 40.

International career

Barred mainly by Jacques Songo'o, Andem featured irregularly for Cameroon during eight years. He was selected as backup for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

External links

• William Andem at footballzz.co.uk
• William Andem profile at ForaDeJogo
• Andem.html Bassey William Andem at National-Football-Teams.com
• William Andem – FIFA competition record