Lens Born in
Bobigny (a suburb of Paris) of Cameroonian descent, Itandje began his professional career at French club
RC Lens in 2001, for whom he made 170 league appearances and 21 appearances in European games. Lens were prepared to allow Itandje to leave for
Liverpool after they signed two goalkeepers in the summer of 2007, saying: "The directors of Lens have concluded the definitive sale of Charles Itandje to Liverpool Football Club. The Lens goalkeeper leaves Lens after six years of good and loyal service."
Liverpool Itandje signed for Liverpool in August 2007, as cover for
Pepe Reina, thus allowing
Scott Carson to join
Aston Villa on a season-long
loan to play regularly. He made his first team debut for
Liverpool in a
League Cup match against
Reading on 25 September, which Liverpool won 4–2, and in total, made three League Cup appearances and four
FA Cup appearances for Liverpool in the
2007–08 season. He was made available for transfer in the summer of 2008 after Liverpool signed
Diego Cavalieri but turned down a move to
Galatasaray. He made no further appearances for Liverpool and by January 2009 was seeking to leave the club. On 30 June 2010, Itandje returned to Liverpool. His contract with Liverpool was due to expire in January 2011 and he was at least fifth in the goalkeeping order, behind
Pepe Reina,
Brad Jones,
Péter Gulácsi and
Martin Hansen. Upon his return, he was criticised by
John Aldridge for "collecting his wages" rather than looking for a different club where he would have a chance of playing. In total for Liverpool, Itandje played 7 times.
Hillsborough memorial incident After the memorial service for the twentieth anniversary of the
Hillsborough disaster in April 2009, complaints were made by members of the congregation that Itandje had been laughing and behaving inappropriately during the service. His actions were condemned by the Liverpool hierarchy, who stated that they would be seeking to impose the maximum punishment possible. He did not play another game, at reserve or first team level, for the club. In an exclusive interview with
Le Journal du Dimanche, Itandje spoke out about the Hillsborough incident for the first time. He said when he saw himself laughing on television, he described this as "awkward and unwelcome." As a result of this, Itandje stated the club never supported him for this and the club supporters started to threaten him saying: ''"Do not walk in the street, you'll get mugged."'' His increasing stress caused him to have eczema on his hand. Following his move to Atromitos, Itandje apologised emphatically:
Kavala and Atromitos On 29 August 2009, Itandje moved on loan at
Kavala for the whole of the season despite interests from La Liga side
Málaga and
Sporting de Gijón. Upon joining Kavala, Itandje says joining the club describes the experience as "exotic in a fairly ambitious club" and "unlike anything I have experienced" club. There is no fitness centre, no training centre. Itandje went on to make 19 appearances for Kavala and Itandje also made 9 clean sheets for the club. On 8 December 2010, it was announced that Itandje would be leaving Liverpool, being released from his contract. He joined Greek club
Atromitos on a free transfer on 1 January 2011. Since joining Greece permanently, Itandje have become the first choice goalkeeper throughout his Atromitos career. He started the
Greek Cup final for Atromitos who lost 3–0 to
AEK Athens at the
OAKA stadium in Athens and also started in another Greek Cup final for Atromitos, which they lost 2–1 to
Olympiacos at the OAKA stadium in Athens for the second time, which Atromitos played in. Despite losing the Greek Cup, Itandje, nevertheless, helped the club reach fifth place, which resulted in a qualification in the Europa League. In the Europa League Qualification Round against
Newcastle United, Itandje played in both legs, as Newcastle United win 2–1 on aggregate, thus putting Atromitos out of the Europa League. During his time at Atromitos, Itandje credited
Georgios Donis on helping him, quoting:
"I am very proud that my coach says very good things about me. For this I came to the group. O Donis brought me much because he believed in me and told me to come in Atromitos." On 10 July 2013, he signed a one-year contract on loan with Turkish side
Konyaspor from PAOK. He made his debut, in the opening game of the season, in a 3–2 win over
Fenerbahçe. He became the first choice goalkeeper throughout the season at Konyaspor and kept nine clean sheets in 39 appearances. He returned to PAOK after his loan to Konyaspor and during the second half of the 2014–15 season became the first choice goalkeeper helping the club to improve its performance, especially after the advent of the new coach,
Georgios Charalambous Georgiadis.
Versailles On 17 August 2018, it was reported that Itandje had signed for
National 3 side
Versailles. ==International career==