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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Ricky van Wolfswinkel


Profile Football Stars | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | On 5 April 2008, Van Wolfswinkel made his debut for Vitesse's first team. In his third match this season, against Sparta Rotterdam, Van Wolfswinkel scored his first Eredivisie goal.


Van Wolfswinkel started the 2010/11 Champions League with a goal in a 3-1 loss against Feyenoord. On the 22 August 2010, he scored two goals against Willem II, resulting in a 3-0 win for Utrecht. On 26 August 2010, Van Wolfswinkel scored a hat-trick against Celtic in the UEFA Europa League. Utrecht went on to win the match 4-0. On the 3rd of October, 2010, Van Wolfswinkel Penalties scored two against Ajax to gain a 2-1 away win over the Dutch runners-up.


On 15 September 2011 he scored in the 2-0 win against FC Zurich, for the UEFA Europa League, scoring another goal in 19 September against Rio Ave, two more five days later against Vitória FC, and another one against SS Lazio on 29 September 2011 . His impressive goal scoring form led to him being awarded the SJPF Player of the Month for September 2011.. Van Wolfswinkel already played some matches for the Dutch national youth sides.


Personal information
Full name Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Date of birth 27 January 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth Woudenberg, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 9

Youth career
1998-1999 v.v. Woudenberg
Vitesse 1999-2008

Senior career
years Team
Vitesse 2008-2009 33 (8)
2009-2011 Utrecht 60 (22)
2011-Sporting CP 25 (14)

National team
2006-2007 Netherlands U-19 2 (1)
2007-2009 Netherlands U-20 2 (2)
2010-Netherlands 1 (0)

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