Albert Baning
Cameroonian footballer
 Albert Baning in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Legrand Baning | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brasseries Cameroun | |||
| 2001–2002 | Dalian Shide | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Dalian Shide | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Shanghai United (loan) | 49 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Aarau | 17 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sedan (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Grenoble (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Metz | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Sedan | 25 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | RC France | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2020 | FC Gueugnon | 47 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Cameroon U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Albert Legrand Baning (born 19 March 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Baning previously played in countries like China, Switzerland, France, Israel and Bulgaria.
Club career
Baning played for Swiss side FC Aarau before joining his former club Paris Saint-Germain in July 2006. [1]
His transfer was largely engineered by new team president Alain Cayzac. PSG's coach, Guy Lacombe, has admitted to never actually having seen him play. [2][permanent dead link]
He joined the club RC Strasbourg, 26 January 2010 as a loan.
On 27 June Baning signed a one-year contract with the famous Israeli club of Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1] On 1 Sep 2010 Maccabi announced that Baning is released[2] from his contract due to mutual consent following an injury he is suffering from.
In early 2014, Baning joined French club Sedan.[3]
International career
True to his name, Baning was sent off twice in three games for Cameroon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics..
References
- ^ "Bonaberi.com : Albert Baning au Maccabi Tel Aviv". Bonaberi.com (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Albert 'Bobo' Baning release". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Albert Baning à Sedan" (in French). allezsedan.com. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
- Albert Baning – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Albert Baning at Soccerway
