Romarin Billong Explained

Romarin Billong
Fullname:Aimé-Romarin Billong
Height:1.78 m
Birth Date:11 June 1970
Birth Place:Moundou, Chad
Position:Defender
Years1:1989–1995
Clubs1:Lyon
Caps1:108
Goals1:5
Years2:1995–1999
Clubs2:Saint-Étienne
Caps2:96
Goals2:4
Years3:1999–2000
Clubs3:West Ham United
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2000–2002
Clubs4:Nancy
Caps4:47
Goals4:3
Totalcaps:251
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1997–1998
Nationalteam1:Cameroon[1]
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0

Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.[2]

Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.[3]

He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.

He holds both Cameroonian and French nationalities.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romarin Billong . National Football Teams . 5 January 2019.
  2. News: Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet . 4 January 2022 . Le Télégramme . 8 December 2009 . fr.
  3. Web site: Newcastle bridle at forced switch . Guardian . October 16, 1999 . October 15, 2012.
  4. Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" . RSSSF, June 5, 2005. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  5. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong . . n.d. . FIFA.com . 6 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701174308/https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=161465/index.html . 1 July 2013.
  6. Web site: Aimé Romarin Billong . 2023-12-22 . Ligue2 . fr-FR.