Albert Baning

Albert Baning
	Albert Baning in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Albert Legrand Baning
Date of birth	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
2003–2005	Dalian Shide
2004–2005	→ Shanghai United (loan)
2005–2006	Aarau
2006–2010	Paris Saint-Germain
2007–2008	→ Sedan (loan)
2008–2009	→ Grenoble (loan)
2010	→ Strasbourg (loan)
2010	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–2013	FC Metz
2013	Slavia Sofia
2014–2016	Sedan
2016–2017	RC France
2018–2020	FC Gueugnon
International career
2008	Cameroon U23
	*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

[1] "Bonaberi.com : Albert Baning au Maccabi Tel Aviv". Bonaberi.com (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[2] "Albert 'Bobo' Baning release". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

[3] "Albert Baning à Sedan" (in French). allezsedan.com. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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