Cameroon football player Alexander Song is not only a sought-after midfielder, but also a good family man. He achieved great success in his sports career, despite all the difficulties of life.
Biography
Alexander Song is a footballer from Cameroon. He has been involved in this sport for fourteen years. On the field, he plays in the position of a defensive midfielder.
Athlete's birthday in the fall - September 9th. The next year (2017), the football player celebrates his anniversary, 30 years old. Alexander's childhood passed in the city of Douala. When he was three years old, his father died. A great contribution to the education of Sasha was made by Pope's cousin, Rigobert Song, whom he called uncle.
Alexander was sent to training from an early age, and he had a great talent for football. Rigobert was a player of the English FC Liverpool, so he helped the athlete with advice.
The full name of Alexander Song is Alexander Dimitri Song Bilong, his height is 1 m 82 cm, and weight - 75 kg.
Bastia, then Arsenal
The beginning of the football career of Alexander Song falls on 2003. He ended up in the youth squad of the French FC Bastia. Having played one season at the club, he took the position of a defensive midfielder in the main team. The footballer participated in the championships of France. For the 2004/2005 season, he spent more than thirty matches on the field.
A young Cameroonian athlete was obsessed with football. The talented defensive midfielder was quickly noticed by well-known professional coaches. Many teams would like to see Song in their lineup.
Arsene Wenger, coach of the English FC Arsenal, invited the Cameroonian athlete to come to Austria for the club’s pre-season rally. Song Alexander agreed and signed a lease with Arsenal for the 2005/2006 season. After the agreement ended, the English FC lured the midfielder into its composition on an ongoing basis for $ 1 million. The transfer was designed for 4 years. In the 2007/2008 season, Alexander Song won the bronze medal in the championship of England.
In the first two years of his stay at Arsenal, the player played only three matches. In the winter of 2007, he was leased for one season to London's Charlton Athletic Club. As part of this team, the Cameroonian athlete spent twelve matches on the field and returned to Arsenal.
Football career development
In the summer of 2012, Alexander Song moved to the world famous FC Barcelona. He signed a five-year agreement with the Catalan team. The deal amounted to about $ 20 million. The Cameroonian athlete is the owner of the Spanish Super Cup 2013 and earned the title of champion of this country in the 2012/2013 season.
The first year of his football career, Alexander Song played for the youthful French team. But in 2003, he decided to defend the flag of his native country.
The athlete played in the position of a defensive midfielder in the youthful Cameroonian team, and since 2008 - in the main team. In one of the matches, he played side by side with his relative - Uncle Rigobert. In 2008, Bilong Song took part in the Beijing Olympic Games (in China).
Happy father and husband
Alexander Song was born into a large family. The Cameroonian football player has ten brothers and seventeen sisters.
At an early age, the midfielder lost his father, it was a tragedy for the whole Song family. Alexander really missed the pope. Each time, watching his friends, whom the fathers brought to school or for training, he dreamed of a full-fledged family.
Many believe that Alexander Song very early became a husband and father. In 2005, when a football player turned eighteen, he immediately got married. His wife's name is Olivia. After two years of marriage, the couple had their first son Nolan (August 9, 2007). And in 2008, a joyful event happened in the family again. The second boy was born to the Songs, whom Olivia and Alexander named Kailian.
Cameroon midfielder is a caring father and a loving husband. He is trying his best to make his family happy.