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Cameroonian footballer (born 1993)

Jean-Claude Billong
Billong with Maribor
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–2010 Créteil
2010–2013 Mantois 78
2014 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Pacy Ménilles
2016 Leixões 0 (0)
2016–2017 Rudar Velenje 24 (2)
2017 Maribor 14 (1)
2018–2021 Benevento 18 (0)
2019 → Foggia (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Salernitana (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Hatayspor (loan) 26 (0)
2021–2022 Clermont 7 (0)
2022–2023 CFR Cluj 0 (0)
2023–2024 Muangthong United 23 (1)
2024 Lecco 6 (0)
International career
2021 Cameroon 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Jean-Claude Billong (born 28 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

Club career

Born in Paris, Billong played for youth selections of US Créteil-Lusitanos, and later moved to Mantes. In 2014, Billong moved abroad and signed for the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls. In July 2015, he signed for the Portuguese team Leixões.

In July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian team Rudar Velenje. He made 24 appearances in the Slovenian PrvaLiga during the 2016–17 season, scoring two goals. In June 2017, he moved to Slovenian champions Maribor, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut for Maribor on 15 July 2017, in a match against Aluminij, where he played the entire match.

In December 2017, Billong signed for the Serie A team Benevento for an undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be around €2 million.

On 31 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Foggia on loan.

On 15 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.

On 17 August 2021, he moved to Clermont, France, on a two-year contract.

On 9 October 2024, Billong joined Italian Serie C club Lecco on a contract until 30 June 2025. The contract was mutually terminated on 2 January 2025.

International career

Born in France, Billong is Cameroonian by descent. He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.

International stats

As of 13 November 2021
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2021 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Jean-Claude Billong - osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. BILLONG: «EN BOSNIE, J'AI ENTENDU DES INSULTES COMME "SALE NOIR"» sofoot.com
  3. "J. Billong". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. Ž. K. (9 July 2016). "Rudar kadrovanje zaključil s še tremi okrepitvami" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. "Mais três reforços para os leixonenses" (in Portuguese). RTV Slovenija. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. Uroš Iskra (8 July 2016). "Visokorasli Francoz okrepil obrambo Rudarja" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. "Jean Claude Billong" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. A. G. (5 June 2017). "Branilec Billong se iz Velenja seli v Ljudski vrt" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. "Billong prvi novinec v mariborski slačilnici" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. "NK Maribor 1–0 NK Aluminij" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. M. L. (20 December 2017). "Uradno: Billong iz Ljudskega vrta v Serie A" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. "Billong è rossonero" [Billong is in red and black] (in Italian). Foggia. 31 January 2019.
  13. "Jean-Claude Billong è un giocatore della Salernitana" (in Italian). Salernitana. 15 July 2019.
  14. "JEAN-CLAUDE BILLONG, 4ÈME RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63" (in French). Clermont. 17 August 2021.
  15. "Jean-Claude Billong è bluceleste!" [Jean-Claude Billong is blue and light blue!] (in Italian). Lecco. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  16. "Jean-Claude Billong risolve consensualmente il contratto" [Jean-Claude Billong consensually terminates contract] (in Italian). Lecco. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  17. "JEAN CLAUDE BILLONG FAIT SES CLASSES". 2 November 2017.
  18. "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon – 2021-06-04 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

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