Albert Meyong

Albert Meyong

Personal information
Full name	Albert Meyong Zé
Date of birth	19 October 1980 (1980-10-19) (age 31)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Braga
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	Canon Yaoundé
1998–1999	Ravenna	7	(2)
2000–2005	Vitória Setúbal	150	(53)
2005–2006	Belenenses	26	(17)
2006–2008	Levante	12	(1)
2007	→ Albacete (loan)	13	(0)
2008	→ Belenenses (loan)	1	(1)
2008–	Braga	62	(21)
National team‡
2004–	Cameroon	12	(4)
Honours Competitor for  Cameroon Men's Football Gold 2000 Sydney Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2010

Albert Meyong Zé (born 19 October 1980 in Yaoundé), known as Meyong, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Braga in the Portuguese first division, as a striker.

Football career

Meyong started playing in Europe still a youngster, for Italian club Ravenna Calcio. After one 1/2 seasons he moved to Portuguese first division side Vitória Futebol Clube. At Setúbal, he won the Portuguese Cup in 2005, having scored the winning goal in the final against S.L. Benfica.^[1]

In summer 2005, Meyong signed a two-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses (where he was the league's top goalscorer, despite the club's bottom-four finish), but moved to Levante UD a year later.^[2] Due to late payment of salary, he was loaned to Albacete Balompié, after one appearance for Levante in 2007–08.

In January 2008, Meyong returned to Portugal and Belenenses, scoring the penalty winner against Associação Naval 1º de Maio in a 2–1 home win but, being this the third club he represented in 2007–08, which is against FIFA regulations, his registration was deemed illegal and Belenenses condemned to lose six points in the table (awarded 0–3 loss and three-point penalty in this match).^[3]

In August 2008, Meyong joined another Portuguese club, Sporting de Braga.^[4] On August 23, 2008, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He added a hat-trick on 18 September, in a UEFA Cup first round contest against Artmedia Bratislava, a 4–0 home success. Midway through 2008–09, he prolonged his contract for another year, until June 2011.

In the 2009–10 season, Meyong was an essential offensive figure for Braga, netting 11 league goals as the Minho club finished in the second position, a best-ever. During the campaign, for example, he found the net against Sporting Clube de Portugal (2–1 away triumph^[5]), and also scored two late penalties against neighbours Vitória de Guimarães (3–2 home win).

References

1. ^ Meyong magic seals Setúbal joy; UEFA.com, 29 May 2005
2. ^ Strikers boost Levante and Atlético; UEFA.com, 25 July 2006
3. ^ "Belenenses docked six points in Portugal". UEFA.com. 30 April 2008. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=690262.html. Retrieved 1 May 2008. 
4. ^ Braga bring Meyong back to Portugal; UEFA.com, 31 July 2008
5. ^ Braga outplay uninspired Sporting; PortuGOAL, 22 August 2009

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Albert Meyong at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Meyong, Albert
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	19 October 1980
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Date of death
Place of death