Alex Song

Cameroonian and French footballer

Alex Song (born 9 September 1987) is a Cameroonian football player. He plays for Arsenal and Cameroon national team.

Alex Song
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
2000–2001 Red Star
2001–2004 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Bastia 32 (0)
2005–2006Arsenal (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2012 Arsenal 133 (7)
2007Charlton Athletic (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2016 Barcelona 39 (1)
2014–2015West Ham United (loan) 28 (0)
2015–2016West Ham United (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 Rubin Kazan 22 (1)
2018–2020 Sion 20 (0)
2018–2019 Sion II 6 (0)
2020–2023 Arta/Solar7 23 (3)
Total 331 (12)
National team
2002–2003 France U16 6 (0)
2003–2004 Cameroon U17 3 (0)
2008 Cameroon U23 3 (0)
2005–2014 Cameroon 49 (0)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2008 Ghana Team
African U-17 Championship
Winner 2003 Swaziland Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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As of 23 February 2020[3][4]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bastia 2004–05 Ligue 1 32 0 3 0 35 0
Arsenal (loan) 2005–06 Premier League 5 0 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 0 0 9 0
Arsenal 2006–07 Premier League 2 0 0 0 3 1 1[a] 0 6 1
2007–08 Premier League 9 0 0 0 3 0 3[a] 0 15 0
2008–09 Premier League 31 1 4 0 2 0 11[a] 1 48 2
2009–10 Premier League 26 1 1 0 1 0 10[a] 0 38 1
2010–11 Premier League 31 4 4 0 2 0 5[a] 1 42 5
2011–12 Premier League 34 1 3 0 0 0 9[a] 0 46 1
Total 138 7 12 0 13 1 41 2 0 0 204 10
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2006–07 Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Barcelona 2012–13 La Liga 20 1 5 0 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 1
2013–14 La Liga 19 0 7 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 31 0
Total 39 1 12 0 12 0 2 0 65 1
West Ham United (loan) 2014–15 Premier League 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
2015–16 Premier League 12 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Total 40 0 6 0 0 0 46 0
Rubin Kazan 2016–17 Russian Premier League 16 0 0 0 16 0
2017–18 Russian Premier League 6 1 1 0 7 1
Total 22 1 1 0 23 1
Sion 2018–19 Swiss Super League 9 0 1 0 10 0
2019–20 Swiss Super League 11 0 1 1 12 1
Total 20 0 2 1 22 1
Sion II 2018–19 Promotion League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 308 9 36 1 13 1 53 2 2 0 413 13
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon[5] 2005 1 0
2008 11 0
2009 3 0
2010 9 0
2011 5 0
2012 7 0
2013 6 0
2014 7 0
Total 49 0

Honours

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Arsenal

Barcelona[7][8]

Arta/Solar7

Cameroon U17[10]

Cameroon

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Alex Song". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. "Alex Song". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. "Alex Song » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "Alex Song". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. "Alex Song". Eurosport.com.
  8. "Alex Song". Soccerway.com.
  9. "Alex Song: Ex-Arsenal star wins second league title with Djibouti's AS Arta/Solar7 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Getting To Know: Alex Song". Barca Blaugranes.com.
  11. Dove, Ed. "Why Alex Song Retirement Represents a Major Failure for Cameroon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. "The full 2012 African football awards". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-11-19.