Gaëtan Bong

Gaëtan Bong
Personal information
Full name Thomas Gaëtan Bong[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988
Place of birth Sakbayeme, Cameroon
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club 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)
National team‡
2009 France U21 1 (0)
2010– Cameroon 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.

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

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wigan Athletic complete signing of Cameroon international Gaëtan Bong" Wigan Athletic F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Player's contract update" Wigan Athletic F.C. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ http://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33374876


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