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Gaëtan Bong

ガエタン・ボング　/　がえたん・ぼんぐ

Association football player from Cameroon

April 25, 1988 (age 38)　・　Sackbayémé, Littoral, Cameroon

Littoral
association football player

My Take

Bong is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for. A 187cm left-back who came up through France's youth setup before committing to Cameroon, he built a career on adaptability rather than headlines, surviving wildly different leagues from Metz and Olympiacos to Wigan and Brighton. Defenders like him rarely trend, yet they are the connective tissue that holds a team together. Sixteen senior caps understate the resilience it takes to keep earning minutes across so many cultures and systems. I respect the unglamorous professional who quietly does the dirty work, and Bong strikes me as exactly that breed of dependable craftsman.

Overview

Thomas Gaëtan Bong (born 25 April 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He has made 16 appearances for the Cameroon national team. He previously played at senior level for Metz, Tours, Valenciennes, Olympiacos, Wigan Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest and represented France at under-21 level, before switching to his Cameroon.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gaëtan Bong
Name (Japanese): ガエタン・ボング
Reading: がえたん・ぼんぐ
Born: April 25, 1988 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dragon
Origin: Sackbayémé, Littoral, Cameroon
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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