Romarin Billong

Aimé-Romarin Billong (born June 11, 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His brother Silas is also a former footballer.[2]

Romarin Billong
Personal information
Full name Aimé-Romarin Billong
Date of birth (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970
Place of birth Moundou, Chad
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Lyon 108 (5)
1995–1999 Saint-Étienne 96 (4)
1999–2000 West Ham United 0 (0)
2000–2002 Nancy 47 (3)
Total 251 (12)
International career
1997–1998 Cameroon[1] 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Moundou, Chad, Billong played for the Cameroon national team and a few clubs in France. In October 1999 he signed for Premier League side West Ham United to play under Harry Redknapp. However, he never made a first team appearance for the club.[3]

He was a participant at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, playing in the group match against Burkina Faso and the quarterfinal against Congo DR.[4] Billong also represented Cameroon during 1998 World Cup qualifiers,[5] but he was not included in the 22-man squad for the final tournament in France.

References
  1. "Romarin Billong". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Football - Silas Billong. Le joueur qui a pris le sifflet". Le Télégramme (in French). December 8, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. "Newcastle bridle at forced switch". Guardian. October 16, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, June 5, 2005. Retrieved on May 3, 2013.
  5. "FIFA Player Statistics: Aimee Billong". FIFA.com. n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2019.


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