Jean-Alain Boumsong

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
Date of birth	(1979-12-14) 14 December 1979
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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	0	31	1
	2011–12	Super League Greece	17	3	–		–		4	2	6	0	27	5
	2012–13	Super League Greece	14	1	1	0	–		4	0	1	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

International goals

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

Auxerre

• Coupe de France: 2002–03

Rangers

• Scottish Premier League: 2004–05

Juventus

• Serie B: 2006–07

Lyon

• Ligue 1: 2007–08
• Coupe de France: 2007–08

France

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006