Alex Song

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)
2005–2006	→ Arsenal (loan)	5	(0)
2006–2012	Arsenal	133	(7)
2007	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	12	(0)
2012–2016	Barcelona	39	(1)
2014–2015	→ West Ham United (loan)	28	(0)
2015–2016	→ West 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)
International career
2002–2003	France U16	6	(0)
2003–2004	Cameroon U17	3	(0)
2008	Cameroon U23	3	(0)
2005–2014	Cameroon	49	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2008 Ghana Team African U-17 Championship Winner 2003 Swaziland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

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

Arsenal

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2010–11^[6]

Barcelona^[7][8]

• La Liga: 2012–13
• Supercopa de España: 2013; runner-up: 2012
• Copa del Rey runner-up: 2013–14

Arta/Solar7

• Djibouti Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22^[9]
• Djibouti Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22

Cameroon U17^[10]

• African U-17 Championship: 2003

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2008

Individual

• African Player of the Year Third Place: 2012^[11]
• Africa Cup of Nations Best XI: 2008, 2010^[10]
• CAF Team of the Year: 2009, 2012^[12]