Franck Songo'o

He is the son of former Cameroonian national team goalkeeper Jacques Songo'o, who featured for Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Although he was born in Cameroon, he has represented the French under-19 international team. He came through the youth ranks at Spanish giants FC Barcelona.

On 31 August 2005 Songo'o signed for Portsmouth for a fee of £250,000. On October 20 2006 he joined League 1 side Bournemouth on a one-month loan but failed to make an impact. On 8th March 2007 he signed for Championship club Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.. He became Neil Warnock's first signing at Crystal Palace at the end of October, returning to Portsmouth in the new year.

On January 13 2008 he made his first Premiership appearance for Portsmouth for over two years as a second-half substitute for Arnold Mvuemba against Sunderland due to the absence of many of the Hampshire side's first eleven being away at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana.

On 7 March, 2008 Franck joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an initial one month loan deal from his parent club.

Whilst making his debut for Sheffield Wednesday he showed his wealth of trickery as he performed the rainbow kick skill to bypass two QPR defenders in the last minute of the game.

In 2008 Songo'o applied to FIFA for a change in nationality to allow him to play in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The request was granted, and Songo'o was named in the Cameroon national squad for the games.

In summer 2008 Songo'o joined Spanish side Real Zaragoza, where he was given the number 11 shirt.

References

External links

• BBC Profile
• Cameroon change Olympic squad
• Fifa clears Songo'o for Cameroon
• Songo’o To Attend Olympics