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
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Luc Castaignos


Profile Football Stars | Luc Castaignos | There, Castaignos 'father, the Frenchman Jean Luc Castaignos born, met Castaignos' mother Who is of Cape Verdean descent and holder of an Italian passport. Castaignos was born in Schiedam, South Holland, the Netherlands.


Castaignos started his career at the local youth club Excelsior '20 Schiedam. Whenever we conceded a goal, Luc would take care of business." At the age of 13 , Castaignos Spartaan participated on regional club '20 's opening day. The club from Rotterdam, a youth partner of Feyenoord, saw plenty of potential in the youngster and invited him to join. Castaignos only played one season for Spartaan '20. When Their Various professional clubs showed interest, Spartaan '20 Feyenoord warned.  At the age of 14, Castaignos joined the Feyenoord Academy in the summer of 2007. On October 30, 2008, signed his first professional Castaignos contract keeping him with Feyenoord at De Kuip until summer 2011 with an option for another two seasons.


On June 21, 2009, he invited Been Announced Castaignos to train with the first team squad a few times a week. On August 13, 2009, Castaignos Trained with the first team squad for the first time. Castaignos made his official debut in Feyenoord's first team on September 24, 2009 Replacing Leroy Fer in the 72nd minute in the KNVB Cup away match against Harkemase Boys (0-5).  On March 4, it was Castaignos Announced That would be joining Internazionale after finishing the 2010-2011 season.


Castaignos' international fame started to rise after the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany. Castaignos was Considered one of the key players in the team , picked up the tournament's top scorer award alongside Lennart Thy and was Mentioned in the team of the tournament. With 13 goals, Castaignos is the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands U17.


Personal information
Full name Luc Castaignos
Date of birth September 27, 1992 (age 19)
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Internazionale
Number 30

Youth career
1997-2006 Excelsior '20
2006-2007 Spartaan '20
Feyenoord Rotterdam 2007-2009

Senior career
years Team
Feyenoord Rotterdam 37 2009-2011 (15)
2011 - Internazionale 4 (1)

National team
2008-2009 Netherlands U-17 17 (13)
2009-2011 Netherlands U-19 14 (9)


Honours

Country
     Netherlands:
         UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2009 (runner-up)

Individual
     UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: Top scorer 2009
     All-time Netherlands U-17 top scorer.

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