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Jean-Claude Billong
Personal information
Full name Jean-Claude Billong[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 2
Youth career
US Créteil-Lusitanos
2010–2013 Mantes
2014 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Leixões 0 (0)
2016–2017 Rudar Velenje 24 (2)
2017 Maribor 14 (1)
2018–2019 Benevento 18 (0)
2019 → Foggia (loan) 15 (0)
2019– Salernitana 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:33, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Jean-Claude Billong (born 28 December 1993) is a French footballer who plays as a defender in Italy for Salernitana.[2]

Club career

Born in Paris, Billong played for youth selections of US Créteil-Lusitanos, and later moved to Mantes.[1] In 2014, Billong moved abroad and signed for the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls.[3] In July 2015, he signed for the Portuguese team Leixões.[4]

In July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian team Rudar Velenje.[5] He made 24 appearances in the Slovenian PrvaLiga during the 2016–17 season, scoring two goals.[6] In June 2017, he moved to Slovenian champions Maribor, signing a three-year contract.[7][8] He made his debut for Maribor on 15 July 2017 in a match against Aluminij, where he played entire match.[9]

In December 2017, Billong signed for the Serie A team Benevento for an undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be around €2 million.[10]

On 31 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Foggia on loan.[11]

On 15 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.[12]

Personal life

Born in France, Billong is of Cameroonian descent.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jean-Claude Billong - osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ "J. Billong". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ Ž. K. (9 July 2016). "Rudar kadrovanje zaključil s še tremi okrepitvami" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Mais três reforços para os leixonenses" (in Portuguese). RTV Slovenija. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ Uroš Iskra (8 July 2016). "Visokorasli Francoz okrepil obrambo Rudarja" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Jean Claude Billong" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ A. G. (5 June 2017). "Branilec Billong se iz Velenja seli v Ljudski vrt" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Billong prvi novinec v mariborski slačilnici" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. ^ "NK Maribor 1–0 NK Aluminij" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. ^ M. L. (20 December 2017). "Uradno: Billong iz Ljudskega vrta v Serie A" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Billong è rossonero" [Billong is in red and black] (in Italian). Foggia. 31 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Jean-Claude Billong è un giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Salernitana. 15 July 2019.
  13. ^ "JEAN CLAUDE BILLONG FAIT SES CLASSES". 2 November 2017.
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