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Alex Song

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Profile Football Stars | Alex Song | Song was called-up for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and was the only Cameroonian named in the Team of the Tournament. Known for his colorful hair dye, Song also possesses a French passport. Song was born in Douala, Cameroon and lost his father at the age of three. Song joined the Bastia youth team in 2003-04 and became a part of the first team the following season with 31 appearances. Bastia were playing in French Ligue 1 during the time Alex Song had a stint there. Song was Noted for his high versatility  While playing for Bastia, he was selected as a part of French U-16 football team. He later chose to represent Cameroon his country of birth. During his time at Bastia, he attracted attention from numerous clubs, Including Inter , Juventus , Manchester United , Lyon, and Middlesbrough . During his time at Bastia Song made a total of 32 league appearances. Song impressed Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger as a trialist during Arsenal's p

Alan Dzagoev

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Profile Football Stars | Alan Dzagoev | After joining Krylia Sovetov-SOK in 2006, he remained there for two seasons before transferring to CSKA Moscow. Following a Successful debut season in the Russian Premier League, he won the award for Best Young Player in the league and made his way into the national team. In 2000, Dzagoev moved to Vladikavkaz to play for a local youth team, Yunost. Their team as Alania Vladikavkaz used to attend matches, he Became Their fan. From January 2006 to December 2007, Dzagoev played for Krylia Sovetov-SOK of Russian Second Division (Ural-Povolzhye zone). Dzagoev signed for CSKA Moscow before the start of Russian Premier League 2008 season. Dzagoev was also the man of the match when he scored 2 goals in a 3-1 away victory against UEFA Cup winners Zenit St. Petersburg. At the end of the Russian Premier League in 2008, Dzagoev was chosen as Best Young Player of the Year by Russian Football Union. Dzagoev scored from a very tight angle during a Champi

Phil Jones

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Profile Football Stars | Phil Jones | Jones has represented England at Various Levels and is currently a member of the senior England squad. Jones joined the Blackburn Rovers youth team in 2002. He then joined the senior team for the 2009-10 Premier League season, signing a two-year professional contract,  and was given the squad number 28. He made his first team debut for Blackburn after starting the League Cup game against Nottingham Forest on 22 September 2009, in the which Blackburn won 1-0. Jones made his first Premier League start for Chelsea against Blackburn on 21 March, in a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park. Phil Jones on as a substitute came against Manchester United for Blackburn when Man United beat Blackburn 7-1. Unfortunately, a torn knee cartilage injury in a game against West Ham United in December, Threatened to rule him out for the remainder of the season. Despite his injury, he played 26 league games, and two cup games for Blackburn That season. At the end of the 2010-11 s

Yann M'Vila

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Profile Football Stars | Yann M'Vila | M'Vila began his football career playing for clubs in the Picardy and Île-de-France regions, Such as Amiens SC and Mantes. In 2004, he signed with a professional club Stade Rennes. While in the club's youth academy, he Achieved Several club honors. In 2008, M'Vila turned professional and, in the following season, made his professional debut in a league match against Nice. M'Vila has since Become an integral part of the club under manager Frederic Antonetti. France also played on M'Vila That teams participated in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup . He is currently playing for both the under-21 team and the senior team. M'Vila made his senior debut on 11 August 2010 in a friendly match against Norway. After spending five seasons at the club, left M'Vila the club after developing friction and ventured to Paris to join FC Mantes. The Following month, M'Vila D

Thiago Alcântara

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Profile Football Stars | Thiago Alcântara | Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father and his cousin Patrick Gude, and started playing with Team Galician Ureca in Nigran . Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento,   known simply as Thiago , is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona. On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a subtitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4-0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou. On 29 June 2011, Thiago signed a renewal contract keeping him at Barcelona until 30 June 2015, with a buyout clause of € 90 million . Thiago started the 2011-12 in the first leg of the Supercopa match against Spanish rivals Real Madrid being substituted by Xavi after 58 minutes. He th

Eden Hazard

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Profile Football Stars | Eden Hazard | Hazard is the son of former Belgian footballers and began his football career in Belgium playing for local clubs and Tubize Royal Stade Brainois. In 2005, he moved to France joining first division club Lille. Hazard spent two years in the club's academy and, at the age of 16, made his professional debut in November 2007. In the 2009-10 season, captured Hazard the award again Becoming the first player to win the award twice. Hazard is a Belgium international, having represented his nation at under-17 and under-19 level. Nearly three years after his debut, scored his first international Hazard goal against Kazakhstan in October 2011. After playing football, sports Became professors both parents. Hazard began his football career playing for hometown club Stade Brainois Royal at the age of four. Hazard spent eight years at the club before moving to Tubize. The scout's subsequent report on the player prompted club Officials to meet with Ha

Mario Götze

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Profile Football Stars | Mario Götze | Götze is Considered to be an up-and-coming, potential world class player due to his speed, technical skill, play-making Abilities and creativity. Götze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old. During the winter break of 2009-10 Bundesliga season, Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp Mario Götze Promoted to the first team. Götze took his chance and was an Important player in Dortmund's championship winning team of the 2010-11 Bundesliga season. At the opening game of the 2011-12 Bundesliga, Hamburger SV against, Götze scored one goal and two assists Provided in the 3-1 win. On 27 March 2012, Götze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2016. After ascending through Several youth teams, Mario Götze was called up for his first senior match for Germany against Sweden, on 17 November 2010. He made his debut that day, coming on in the 78th minute in a goalle

Marco Borriello

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Profile Football Stars | Marco Borriello | Borriello came up through the ranks of Milan but was transferred to Treviso on loan before having the chance to prove Himself at the club. Marco Borriello, is an Italian footballer who plays striker for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Roma. Previously he has played for other Italian clubs, Including Milan, Sampdoria, Treviso, Reggina, Empoli, Triestina, Rome, and Genoa. Borriello made his Serie A debut for A.C. Milan on 21 September 2002 against Perugia but failed to Establish Himself and spent much of the next few years on loan at other Serie A clubs. After only three appearances for Milan, he went on to shine for league rivals Empoli for the rest of the 2002-03 Serie A season. He returned to Milan for the 2003-04 season but played in just four games. In the 2004-05 season, he was on loan to Reggina. In the 2005-06 season he was once again sent on loan, this time to Sampdoria along with Samuele Dalla Bona Milan teammates and Ignazio A

Mirko Vučinić

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  Profile Football Stars | Mirko Vučinić | Between 2000 and 2006, Mirko played for Lecce as They moved Between Serie A and B. His most impressive season was 2004-05, where the then 21-year-old netted 19 goals in 28 games while Lecce was in Serie A. On the international stage, Vučinić played for the Serbia and Montenegro under-21 team, with a notable performance against the Croatian under-21 team in 2005, where he scored three goals. Due to injury, he was Unable to Represent Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup in 2006 . Following the split of Serbia and Montenegro in spring of 2006, Vučinić chose to Represent Montenegro. He participated in Montenegro's World Cup 2010 qualifying stage, where he Contributed two goals. Vučinić also scored two goals for Montenegro in their qualifying stages of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches. Also, the presence of the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti as the lone forward of Rome's tactical formation under head coach Lucia