Gaëtan Bong
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Gaëtan Bong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sakbayeme, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Metz | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Tours (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Valenciennes | 109 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Olympiacos | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | (0) |
| 2015– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Cameroon | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 2 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 2 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Gaëtan Bong (born 25 April 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion as a defender.
Career
Bong began his career on youthside for FC Metz and was loaned out for the 2008–09 season to Ligue 2 club Tours FC. On 29 July 2009, the 21-year-old Cameroonian defender left Metz to sign a four-year deal with Valenciennes FC.
On 19 of August 2013 he signed a contract with Olympiacos.[citation needed]
On 2 February 2015, Bong signed for English club Wigan Athletic on a short-term contract.[2] He was released at the end of the season following Wigan's relegation from the Championship.[3]
In June 2015, he joined Championship side Brighton, signing an initial two year contract.[4]
References
- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic complete signing of Cameroon international Gaëtan Bong" Wigan Athletic F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Player's contract update" Wigan Athletic F.C. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ http://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33374876
External links
- Gaëtan Bong – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Gaëtan Bong at National-Football-Teams.com
- France profile at FFF
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- Cameroonian footballers
- FC Metz players
- Tours FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Association football defenders
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Cameroonian football biography stubs
- French football defender, 1980s birth stubs