Jean-Claude Billong

Jean-Claude Billong (born 28 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Clermont Foot.[2][3] Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.

Jean-Claude Billong
Personal information
Full name Jean-Claude Billong[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Clermont
Number 5
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 23 (2)
2017 Maribor 14 (1)
2018–2021 Benevento 18 (0)
2019 → Foggia (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Salernitana (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Hatayspor (loan) 26 (0)
2021– Clermont 7 (0)
National team‡
2021– Cameroon 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:31, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

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.[4] In July 2015, he signed for the Portuguese team Leixões.[5]

In July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian team Rudar Velenje.[6] He made 24 appearances in the Slovenian PrvaLiga during the 2016–17 season, scoring two goals.[7] In June 2017, he moved to Slovenian champions Maribor, signing a three-year contract.[8][9] He made his debut for Maribor on 15 July 2017 in a match against Aluminij, where he played entire match.[10]

In December 2017, Billong signed for the Serie A team Benevento for an undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be around €2 million.[11]

On 31 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Foggia on loan.[12]

On 15 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.[13]

On 17 August 2021, he moved to Clermont in France on a two-year contract.[14]

International career

Born in France, Billong is of Cameroonian descent.[15] He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[16]

References
  1. "Jean-Claude Billong - osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. BILLONG: «EN BOSNIE, J'AI ENTENDU DES INSULTES COMME "SALE NOIR"» sofoot.com
  3. "J. Billong". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. Ž. K. (9 July 2016). "Rudar kadrovanje zaključil s še tremi okrepitvami" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. "Mais três reforços para os leixonenses" (in Portuguese). RTV Slovenija. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. Uroš Iskra (8 July 2016). "Visokorasli Francoz okrepil obrambo Rudarja" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. "Jean Claude Billong" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. A. G. (5 June 2017). "Branilec Billong se iz Velenja seli v Ljudski vrt" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. "Billong prvi novinec v mariborski slačilnici" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. "NK Maribor 1–0 NK Aluminij" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. M. L. (20 December 2017). "Uradno: Billong iz Ljudskega vrta v Serie A" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. "Billong è rossonero" [Billong is in red and black] (in Italian). Foggia. 31 January 2019.
  13. "Jean-Claude Billong è un giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Salernitana. 15 July 2019.
  14. "JEAN-CLAUDE BILLONG, 4ÈME RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63" (in French). Clermont. 17 August 2021.
  15. "JEAN CLAUDE BILLONG FAIT SES CLASSES". 2 November 2017.
  16. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
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