Arnaud Sutchuin-Djoum (born 2 May 1989), also known as Arnaud Djoum or Arnaud Sutchuin, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has previously played for Belgian clubs Brussels and Anderlecht, in the Netherlands for Roda JC, in Turkey for Akhisar Belediyespor, in Poland with Lech Poznań, in Scotland at Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United, for Saudi club Al-Raed and in Cyprus for Apollon Limassol.
Career Club Djoum started his career at Brussels in the 2006–07 season. He played 12 matches and scored one goal for the Belgian club. He moved to Anderlecht, but failed to make a break through. In January 2009, he moved to Roda JC Kerkrade in the Netherlands appearing 119 times over a span of 5 years.
After a spell in Turkey with Akhisar Belediyespor, Djoum signed for Polish club Lech Poznań in early 2015.
Djoum then joined Heart of Midlothian in September 2015. He scored his first goal for the club in a narrow 2–1 loss to rivals Celtic in October 2015. After settling in he very quickly became a star man in Robbie Neilson's team.
He left Hearts to join Saudi club, Al-Ra'ed in July 2019, upon the expiry of his contract.
Djoum returned to Scottish football in October 2022, signing a two-year contract with Dundee United. Following their relegation to the Scottish Championship, Djoum would leave the Terrors in June 2023.
International Djoum represented various Belgium youth teams, before making his senior debut for Cameroon in September 2016, in a 2–0 win over The Gambia in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. He played the whole 90 minutes as Cameroon defeated Egypt 2–1 on 5 February 2017, to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrussels2006–07Belgian First Division5000——502007–08Belgian First Division7100——71Total12100—00121Anderlecht2008–09Belgian First Division0000—0000Roda JC2008–09Eredivisie1000—1Appearance in the 2008–09 Eredivisie play-offs0202009–10Eredivisie27112——2832010–11Eredivisie30530——3352011–12Eredivisie23210——2422012–13Eredivisie20100—4Appearances in the 2012–13 Eredivisie play-offs02412013–14Eredivisie22040——260Total123992—5013711Akhisar Belediyespor2014–15Süper Lig13050——180Lech Poznań2014–15Ekstraklasa3020——50Lech Poznań II2014–15III liga, gr. C40———40Heart of Midlothian2015–16Scottish Premiership2853111—3272016–17Scottish Premiership33620104Appearances in the Europa League04062017–18Scottish Premiership1602020—2002018–19Scottish Premiership3236020—403Total11014131614013316Career total26524293619030928
Honours Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2014–15
Apollon Limassol Cypriot First Division: 2021–22
Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations: 2017
References
External links
Arnaud Djoum at Voetbal International
Profile at elfvoetbal