Jean-Claude Billong

Cameroonian footballer (born 1993)

Jean-Claude Billong

Billong with Maribor

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth|  Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Height|  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
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)
International career‡
2021|  Cameroon|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:05, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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.[2][3] Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.

## Club career

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Born in Paris, Billong played for youth selections of US Créteil-Lusitanos, and later moved to Mantes.[1] In 2014, Billong moved abroad and signed for the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls.[4] In July 2015, he signed for the Portuguese team Leixões.[5]

In July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian team Rudar Velenje.[6] He made 24 appearances in the Slovenian PrvaLiga during the 2016–17 season, scoring two goals.[7] In June 2017, he moved to Slovenian champions Maribor, signing a three-year contract.[8][9] He made his debut for Maribor on 15 July 2017, in a match against Aluminij, where he played the entire match.[10]

In December 2017, Billong signed for the Serie A team Benevento for an undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be around €2 million.[11]

On 31 January 2019, he joined Serie B club Foggia on loan.[12]

On 15 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Salernitana.[13]

On 17 August 2021, he moved to Clermont, France, on a two-year contract.[14]

## International career

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Born in France, Billong is Cameroonian by descent.[15] He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Nigeria on 4 June 2021.[16]

### International stats

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As of 13 November 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Cameroon | 2021 | 3 | 0
Total | 3 | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b "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 FAIT SES CLASSES". 2 November 2017.
16. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon – 2021-06-04 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.

## External links

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* Jean-Claude Billong at Soccerway
* NZS profile (in Slovene)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals