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Alexandre Song Biography
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Alexandre Song Billong (born September 9, 1987) is a Cameroonian footballer currently on loan to Charlton Athletic from Arsenal. He can play in either defence or as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
The nephew of former Liverpool player Rigobert Song, he 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[3] in June 2006 and signed him to a four year contract.
Song made his Premiership debut during Arsenal's 2-0 win against Everton F.C. on September 21, 2005 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 season.
* source: wikipedia.org
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