Jean-Hugues Ateba Bilayi (born 1 April 1981) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Jean-Hugues Ateba
Personal information
Full name Jean-Hugues Ateba Bilayi
Date of birth (1981-04-01) 1 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Nantes 60 (3)
2004–2007 Paris Saint-Germain 30 (0)
2007–2009 Châteauroux 64 (0)
2009–2011 Atromitos 22 (3)
2012–2015 Kingston City ? (?)
2015 Boulogne-Billancourt 4 (0)
International career
2004–2007 Cameroon 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Yaoundé, Ateba joined Nantes in 1997, coming from Cameroon where he played with Nassara and Brasseries du Cameroun. His debut for the first team came in the 2000–01 season. At the end of the 2003–04 season his contract came to an end, and he chose a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. After only making 30 appearances in three years for PSG, Bilayi chose to move down to Ligue 2 with Châteauroux.

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