How old is song arsenal

For a time, it looked like Alex Song could become one of the greatest African midfielders of his generation. The Cameroonian had excelled at Arsenal and earned himself a move to Barcelona in the process — but his career soon took a downward trajectory.

Gunners fans remember Song fondly following his first-team breakthrough as a year-old in the season. He made 48 appearances across all competitions that year and formed great relationships on the pitch with the likes of Cesc Fabregas. His tally in the previous two years were four and two respectively, highlighting how much he had added to his game. However, his time in Spain did not live up to his Arsenal heights. As someone who primarily played in the holding role, he had a certain Sergio Busquets ahead of him for competition.

Following two underwhelming seasons at Barcelona the midfielder returned to the Premier League on loan with West Ham in Under Sam Allardyce, he soon established himself as a vital player at the club and received plenty of praise. All in all, he only made 15 appearances with five of those coming off the bench. Song then signed for Russian side Rubin Kazan after his contract at Barcelona was terminated but that spell turned sour as well.

In January , he returned to train with Arsenal after Rubin gave him permission to find a new club, but no move materialised, and he was subsequently removed from their league registration list that March. After that turbulent season, Song then joined with Swiss Super League side Sion on a free transfer making just 10 appearances in his debut campaign for the first team as well as turning out occasionally for their second team. However, in March Sion sacked nine of their players for reportedly refusing to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic.

Song was one of the nine. So where is Alex Song now after all this? The year-old has just become a league champion again with Arta Solar, who won their first Djibouti Premier League title earlier this month. He also completed the construction of an international school in Douala, named the Canadian International School and College, which boasts a day care, nursery, primary and secondary school.

To top all that off he also owns an established business in the fashion industry called Systeme Tchakap. You can follow Alasdair on Twitter at adjhooper He played more than times for Arsenal and won La Liga with Barcelona in while at international he was part of Cameroon's squad at the World Cup in South Africa and four years later in Brazil.

During his time at Barcelona he also spent two seasons on loan at English club West Ham. Last month Song announced completion of an international school in his home town Douala, Cameroon, which comprises of a day care, nursery, primary and secondary school.

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