Get to know more about new loan signing Alex Song with our ten fast facts
Get to know more about new loan signing Alex Song with our ten fast facts…
• Alex’s hometown is Douala in Cameroon, where he was born on 9 September 1987. Douala is the most populous city in Cameroon, with 2.5m inhabitants.
• Alex’s route into professional football was via French club SC Bastia, who signed him as a professional at the age of 16.
• His uncle, Rigobert Song, has been a guiding figure in Song’s career and he will be well known to Hammers fans, having played for the Club between 2000-02.
• Song made an early impression during his Bastia days, playing 32 games in the French Ligue Un and earning a move to Arsenal, all before the age of 18.
• Despite his tender years, he was involved in the Barclays Premier League straight away – making nine appearances in his debut Gunners season.
• Still early in his career, Song gained further experience by heading out on loan to Charlton Athletic before returning to establish himself in the Arsenal side.
• Twice a runner-up in the League Cup and once in the UEFA Champions League, Song left Arsenal for Barcelona in 2012, having played 138 league games and scored seven goals for the north Londoners.
• That move to the Nou Camp brought with it the medals he craved, with his first season in Spain yielding a La Liga title. He then won the Supercopa de Espana that same summer.
• West Ham United took him on loan for the first time last summer, with Song playing a starring role in the Club’s ascent to the top four of the table by Christmas.
• Now retired from international football, Song has nevertheless enjoyed a fine career with his country, twice being named in the Africa Cup of Nations Best XI during his 49-cap stint with the Indomitable Lions.
• Alex’s hometown is Douala in Cameroon, where he was born on 9 September 1987. Douala is the most populous city in Cameroon, with 2.5m inhabitants.
• Alex’s route into professional football was via French club SC Bastia, who signed him as a professional at the age of 16.
• His uncle, Rigobert Song, has been a guiding figure in Song’s career and he will be well known to Hammers fans, having played for the Club between 2000-02.
• Song made an early impression during his Bastia days, playing 32 games in the French Ligue Un and earning a move to Arsenal, all before the age of 18.
• Despite his tender years, he was involved in the Barclays Premier League straight away – making nine appearances in his debut Gunners season.
• Still early in his career, Song gained further experience by heading out on loan to Charlton Athletic before returning to establish himself in the Arsenal side.
• Twice a runner-up in the League Cup and once in the UEFA Champions League, Song left Arsenal for Barcelona in 2012, having played 138 league games and scored seven goals for the north Londoners.
• That move to the Nou Camp brought with it the medals he craved, with his first season in Spain yielding a La Liga title. He then won the Supercopa de Espana that same summer.
• West Ham United took him on loan for the first time last summer, with Song playing a starring role in the Club’s ascent to the top four of the table by Christmas.
• Now retired from international football, Song has nevertheless enjoyed a fine career with his country, twice being named in the Africa Cup of Nations Best XI during his 49-cap stint with the Indomitable Lions.