Albert Meyong facts for kids
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| Full name | Albert Meyong Zé | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1980 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Canon Yaoundé | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Ravenna | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | 150 | (56) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Belenenses | 26 | (17) | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Levante | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Albacete (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Belenenses (loan) | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Braga | 65 | (22) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 25 | (16) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Kabuscorp | 80 | (50) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vitória Setúbal | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Comércio Indústria | 9 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 407 | (171) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Cameroon | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Vitória Setúbal (assistant) | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Vitória Setúbal (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Vitória Setúbal (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Comércio Indústria | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Villa Athletic | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
Albert Meyong Zé (born October 19, 1980), known simply as Meyong, is a former professional footballer from Cameroon. He played as a striker, which means he was a goal scorer for his team.
Meyong spent most of his career playing in Portugal. He played in 231 matches and scored 79 goals in the top Portuguese league, called the Primeira Liga. He played for Vitória de Setúbal for seven years and Braga for three and a half years. He also played for the Cameroon national team in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. After retiring as a player, he became a manager.
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Playing for Clubs
Meyong was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He started his football journey in Europe when he was young, playing for an Italian club called Ravenna Calcio. After about a year and a half, he moved to Portugal to play for Vitória Futebol Clube.
Winning the Portuguese Cup
In 2005, Meyong helped Vitória Setúbal win the Taça de Portugal, which is a big cup competition in Portugal. He scored the winning goal in the final match against S.L. Benfica. This was a very important moment in his career.
Moving to Other Teams
In 2005, Meyong joined C.F. Os Belenenses. He was the top scorer in the league that season, even though his team finished near the bottom. A year later, he moved to Levante UD in Spain.
He later returned to Portugal and played for Belenenses again in 2008. However, there was a problem with his registration, and his team was penalized.
Time at S.C. Braga
In August 2008, Meyong joined S.C. Braga. He quickly started scoring goals for his new team. He even scored three goals in one game (a hat-trick) in a UEFA Cup match.
During the 2009–10 season, Meyong was a key player for Braga. He scored 11 goals in the league, helping his team finish in second place, which was their best finish ever. He scored important goals against teams like Sporting CP and Vitória de Guimarães.
Return to Vitória Setúbal
After playing less in his last two seasons with Braga, Meyong left the club in late 2011. He then returned to Setúbal to play for Vitória Setúbal again, seven years after he first left.
In the 2012–13 season, Meyong was one of the top scorers in the Portuguese league. He scored three goals in a game against Rio Ave FC and another three against Moreirense FC. In early 2013, he moved to Kabuscorp S.C. in Angola.
Becoming a Coach
After he stopped playing football at age 36, Meyong joined Vitória de Setúbal's coaching team as an assistant coach. He also served as a temporary head coach (caretaker manager) for the team a couple of times in 2019 and 2020.
Meyong briefly played again at age 40 for an amateur team called União Futebol Comércio e Indústria.
Playing for His Country
Meyong played for the Cameroon national team for five years, starting in 2004. He also represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he helped Cameroon win a gold medal in football.
He was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. He played alongside famous striker Samuel Eto'o and scored two goals in the tournament. Cameroon was knocked out after a very long penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.
Career Statistics
Here are Meyong's statistics from his time playing for different clubs and his national team.
Club Performance
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ravenna | 1998–99 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| Vitória Setúbal | 1999–00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 13 | |||
| 2001–02 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2002–03 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2003–04 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 21 | |||
| 2004–05 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 37 | 15 | |||
| Total | 150 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 61 | |
| Belenenses | 2005–06 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 17 | ||
| Total | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | |
| Levante | 2006–07 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Albacete | 2007–08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Belenenses | 2007–08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Braga | 2008–09 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 14 |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 98 | 30 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2011–12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 17 | 17 | ||
| Total | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | |
| Kabuscorp | 2013 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 20 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 18 | ||
| 2015 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Total | 80 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 53 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Comércio Indústria | 2020–21 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | |||
| Career Total | 407 | 171 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 454 | 184 | |
International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 25 January 2006 | Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Togo |
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2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 4 February 2006 | Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Ivory Coast |
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2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 11 October 2008 | Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Mauritius |
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2010 World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 October 2008 | Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Mauritius |
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2010 World Cup qualification |
Awards and Achievements
Meyong won several awards and titles during his football career:
With Vitória Setúbal
- Taça de Portugal: 2004–05 (a major Portuguese cup)
With Braga
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008 (a European club competition)
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2010–11 (finished second in this big European competition)
With Kabuscorp
- Girabola: 2013 (the top league in Angola)
- Supertaça de Angola: 2014 (the Angolan Super Cup)
With Cameroon National Team
- Summer Olympic Games: 2000 (won a gold medal in football at the Sydney Olympics)
Individual Awards
- Primeira Liga top scorer: 2005–06 (scored the most goals in the Portuguese league with 17 goals)
- Taça de Portugal top scorer: 2004–05 (scored the most goals in the Portuguese Cup with 4 goals)
- Girabola top scorer: 2013 (20 goals), 2014 (17 goals), 2015 (13 goals) (scored the most goals in the Angolan league for three seasons)
See also
In Spanish: Albert Meyong para niños
