Player NickName: Alexandre-Song
Real Name: Alexandre Song Billong
Sex: male
Age:
Age:
23 Years, 1 Week, 1 Day, 13 Hours, 58 Minutes
Height: 1.84 m
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Field Position(s): Midfielder, Defender
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Location: , United Kingdom
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2003-2004 Bastia goals scored (0)
2004-2006 Bastia goals scored (0)
2005-2006→ Arsenal (loan) goals scored (0)
2006-Arsenal goals scored (0)
2007 → Charlton Athletic (loan) goals scored (0)
2008-Arsenal
National team
2002-2003 France goals scored (0)
2003-2004 Cameroon goals scored (0)
2008- Cameroon goals scored (0)
Biography:
Alexandre Song Billong (born September 9, 1987 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Arsenal of the English Premier League. He is the nephew of Galatasaray player Rigobert Song. He normally plays central midfielder, but has featured as a central defender during the 2007-08 season.
Song joined the Bastia youth team in 2003-04 and became a part of the first team the following season with 34 appearances. During his time at Bastia, he attracted attention from numerous clubs, including Inter, Manchester United, Lyon, and Middlesbrough.[2] However, he impressed Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as a trialist during Arsenal’s pre-season training camp in Austria, and Arsenal secured his services on loan for the 2005-06 season. Arsenal agreed to a £1 million fee in June 2006 and signed him to a four year contract.
Arsenal
Song made his Premiership debut during Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Everton F.C. on September 19, 2006 as a substitute. He played in several Champions League matches and made several Premiership starts near the end of the season, when players like Cesc Fàbregas and Gilberto Silva were injured or being rested.
He scored his first goal for Arsenal against Liverpool in Arsenal’s 6-3 win at Anfield in the League Cup on January 9, 2007.
On January 30, 2007, it was confirmed that Charlton Athletic had signed Song on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. Although he impressed, Charlton were relegated and Song returned to Arsenal.
International career
Although uncapped at the time, Song was named in the Cameroon squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations. He made his international debut for Cameroon in their first group match, a 4-2 defeat against holders Egypt; he replaced Stephane Mbia at half time, joining his uncle Rigobert on the pitch. For the duration of the tournament he was a revelation in defense for Cameroon, earning a Man of the Match award in Cameroon’s semi final, but then unfortunately going off injured in the Final against Egypt. He was nonetheless named in the Tournament Best XI, alongside Newcastle midfielder Geremi.
