Jean-Alain Boumsong
Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong (born 14 December 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his senior career with French club Le Havre in 1997 before joining AJ Auxerre in 2000. His performances at Auxerre earned him a move to Rangers in 2004. One season later, he signed with Newcastle United. where he spent two seasons. In 2006, he joined Juventus, freshly relegated to Serie B and helped the club return to Serie A. He returned to France with Lyon in 2008. His last spell was at Greek Super League side Panathinaikos before ending his career in 2013. Between 2003 and 2009, he made 27 appearances scoring 1 goal for the France national team.
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Boumsong in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Le Havre | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Auxerre | 131 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Rangers | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Newcastle United | 47 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Juventus | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Lyon | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Panathinaikos | 52 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 382 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | France | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Cameroon (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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