Jean-Alain Boumsong

Cameroonian and French association football player

Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong (born 14 December 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career with French club Le Havre in 1997 before joining AJ Auxerre in 2000. His performances at Auxerre earned him a move to Rangers in 2004. He moved to Newcastle United in 2005. where he spent two seasons. In 2006, he joined Juventus. He returned to France with Lyon in 2008. His last club was Greek Super League side Panathinaikos. Between 2003 and 2009, he made 27 appearances scoring 1 goal for the France national team.

Jean-Alain Boumsong
Boumsong in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong[1]
Date of birth (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Le Havre 42 (1)
2000–2004 Auxerre 131 (3)
2004–2005 Rangers 18 (2)
2005–2006 Newcastle United 47 (0)
2006–2008 Juventus 33 (2)
2008–2010 Lyon 59 (2)
2010–2013 Panathinaikos 52 (5)
Total 382 (15)
National team
2003–2009 France 27 (1)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Cameroon (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2002 Switzerland
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006 Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre 1997–98 Division 1 1 0 1 0
1998–99 Division 1 18 1 2 0 2 0 22 1
1999–2000 Division 1 23 0 1 0 24 0
Total 42 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 47 1
Auxerre 2000–01 Division 1 32 0 2 0 2 0 36 0
2001–02 Division 1 34 1 2 0 36 1
2002–03 Ligue 1 33 1 1 1 1 0 6 0 41 2
2003–04 Ligue 1 32 1 2 0 1 0 35 1
Total 131 3 1 1 7 0 9 0 148 4
Rangers 2004–05 Scottish Premier League 18 2 6 0 24 2
Newcastle United 2004–05 Premier League 14 0 1 0 15 0
2005–06 Premier League 33 0 1 0 34 0
Total 47 0 2 0 49 0
Juventus 2006–07 Serie B 33 2 33 2
2007–08 Serie A 0 0 3 1 3 1
Total 33 2 3 1 36 3
Lyon 2007–08 Ligue 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
2008–09 Ligue 1 32 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 43 2
2009–10 Ligue 1 19 1 2 1 2 0 6 0 29 2
Total 59 2 9 2 2 0 15 0 85 4
Panathinaikos 2010–11 Super League Greece 21 1 1 0 5 0 4[a] 0 31 1
2011–12 Super League Greece 17 3 4 2 6[a] 0 27 5
2012–13 Super League Greece 14 1 1 0 4 0 1[b] 0 20 1
Total 52 5 2 0 13 2 11 0 78 7
Career total 382 15 19 4 12 0 43 2 11 0 467 21
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Super League Greece playoffs
  2. Appearance in play-off for sixth place against Skoda Xanthi on 9 May 2013

International goals change

Score and result list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Boumsong goal.
International goal scored by Jean-Alain Boumsong
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis   Israel 3–0 3–0 Euro 2004 qualifier

Honours change

Auxerre

Rangers

Juventus

Lyon

France

References change

  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. "Jean-Alain Boumsong profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. "Jean-Alain Boumsong » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2020.