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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Antonio Di Natale


Profile Football Stars | Antonio Di Natale | Di Natale earned the prestigious award of being the Serie A 'Capocannoniere' for the 2009/10 season, as well as the 2010/11 season. Though born in Naples, Antonio Di Natale moved up north and joined Empoli's youth system. He impressed while playing for the Tuscany side in Serie A. Di Natale finished his debut season with a record of 33 games and seven goals. In the 2007-08 season, Di Natale scored 17 goals. The two most notable goals were scored on Match day 4, when Udinese played against Reggina. Forming a formidable attacking duo with Fabio Quagliarella, Di Natale improved his goal tally, Becoming the focal point of the attack.


15 May 2010 saw the conclusion of Di Natale's best-ever season, scoring 29 goals in Serie A, and contributing 54% of Udinese's total goals. He also surpassed Oliver Bierhoff's club record for most league goals in a season, who had scored 28. A brace against Bari on 9 May 2010 saw Di Natale surpass the 100 goal mark in Serie A. On 14 November 2010, he scored a hat-trick during a match against Lecce and Udinese with on 28 November 2010, he scored a second consecutive home hat-trick during a match against Napoli.


During the 2010-11 season, Di Natale had the best strike rate of any player in Italy, scoring 28 goals in 36 games with a strike rate of 0.78 goals per game. As of 11 March 2012 Di Natale is second in the Serie A scoring title behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic.  On 24 June 2010 he scored a goal in the 3-2 defeat against Slovakia the which resulted Italy finishing bottom of its group.


Personal information
Date of birth 13 October 1977 (age 34)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Udinese
Number 10

Youth career
Empoli

Senior career
years Team
158 1996-2004 Empoli (49)
Iperzola 1997-1998 (loan) 33 (6)
Varese 1998 (loan) 4 (0)
1998-1999 Viareggio (loan) 25 (12)
2004-Udinese 261 (134)


Honours

Individual
     Serie A top scorer (2): 2010, 2011
     Italian Footballer of the Year: 2010
     Pallone d'Argento: 2011

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