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He was part of the Cameroon squad at the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup. Mettomo made his name in France, playing for St. Étienne. In September 2001 he signed for Manchester City of the English First Division for a £1.5 million fee. His Manchester City debut came as a substitute in a 6 � 0 League Cup defeat of Birmingham City. He played 23 league games that season, scoring once against Bradford, helping Manchester City to win the 2001 � 02 First Division Championship. The following season Mettomo rarely featured in the first team due to the signing of Sylvain Distin. He made only four Premier League appearances, and in the close season signed for Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga. As of 3 September 2007, it was announced by Norwich City that the defender has joined the English club on trial with view to a permanent contract. Speaking to canaries.co.uk, Norwich manager Peter Grant said: “Lucien is out of contract and we are taking the opportunity to have a look at him. “He comes with great credentials having played at the very highest level, but one thing he is short of is match fitness. “We'll assess the situation and make a decision on him over the course of the next few days.” However Norwich decided not to offer Mettomo a contract due to concerns over his fitness. On 25 September 2007 it was announced that Mettomo had signed a short term deal at English Championship side Southampton that would run until the end of the 2007-08 season; this contract was cancelled in January, however, due to Mettomo's inability to break into the first team. |
