Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder, Alex Song, announces his retirement
Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Cameroon midfielder Alex Song has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.
Song had spent the final three years of his playing career with AS Arta/Solar7 in Djibouti, collecting two Djibouti Premier League titles and two Djibouti Cups, but he only played five times for the club following his arrival in November 2020.
The 36-year-old’s most recent appearance for AS Arta/Solar7 came in the first round of last year’s CAF Champions League, playing the full 90 in a goalless draw with Al-Merrikh SC in September 2022.
“My journey begun in Yaoundé as a child, playing with no boots, bare feet on hard gravel. This gave me strength to succeed. I will treasure everything.”
