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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Silvestre Varela


Profile Football Stars | Silvestre Varela | Aged only 17, received a large Perišić amount of interest from a number of clubs, Including Anderlecht, PSV, Ajax, Trabzonspor, Hertha BSC and Hamburger SV,  before he eventually signed for French club FC Sochaux . He moved to France from Hajduk Split. In Split, he was called by some Journalists "the new Asanović," a famous Croatian midfielder who also played in France. From 2007 till January 2009 he played for FC Sochaux.


On 26 August 2009 Club Brugge signed Perišić from Sochaux for € 250,000 on a three-year deal. Belgian football Critics predict a bright future for the 20 year old. In the 2010-11 season, Perišić was the top scorer of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League with 22 goals for Club Brugge, and was elected Player of the Year in Belgium. On 21 April 2012, he scored the 1-0 goal Important against Borussia Mönchengladbach and opened the door to the eighth national championship for Dortmund.


Perišić has Appeared internationally for the Croatian national under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams. He participated in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification for Croatia, where he scored two goals.


Personal information
Full name Ivan Perišić
Date of birth 2 February 1989 (age 23)
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 14

Youth career
Hajduk Split 2005-2006
Sochaux 2006-2007

Senior career
years Team
2007-2009 Sochaux 0 (0)
2009 Roeselare (loan) 18 (5)
2009-2011 Club Brugge 70 (31)
2011-Borussia Dortmund 27 (7)

National team
2005 Croatia U17 7 (0)
2007 Croatia U19 2 (0)
Croatia 2009-2010 U21 8 (3)
2011-Croatia 13 (0)


Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund
     Bundesliga (1): 2011-12
     DFB-Pokal (1): 2011-12

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