Aloys Bertrand Nong (born 16 October 1983 in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

) is a Cameroonian footballer.

Club career

Nong was born in

. He moved to Belgium in 2000, aged 16, and signed with

SC Eendracht Aalst SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders. History During World War I, citizens from Aalst played football matches to raise money for prisoners of war. In 1919 Sport-Club Eendracht Aalst became an official f ...

. In the 2002 summer Nong joined C.S. Visé, and after a short loan spell at Royal de Liège he quickly established himself as a starter. In January 2005, Nong joined

KV Kortrijk Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk (often simply called KV Kortrijk or KVK) is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 2009 ...

, after a six-month spell at

FC Brussels Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last pl ...

. After featuring regularly for the side he moved to KV Mechelen in July 2007. This is around the same time he secured a lucrative deal with Geox shoes. On 31 August 2010 Nong joined

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

for a

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1.25 million fee. In January 2012, however, he rescinded his link and agreed to a three and a half year deal with

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. On 7 August 2013 Nong signed a three-year deal with

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

side

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 3 November, replacing Rubén García in the 76th minute of a 0–1 home loss against

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

. After appearing rarely with the

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side, Nong was loaned to

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

on 30 January 2014. He returned to the ''Granotes'' in June, and rescinded his link on 1 September.

Iran

Nong signed for Iranian club

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

in the middle of the 2014–2015 season and played in the

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with the team. At the end of the season he left the club and signed with

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Ira ...

. Nong scored on 21 September 2015 in a 2–1 loss against Esteghlal at the famous

Azadi Stadium The Azadi Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه آزادی Varzešgâh''-è Âzâdi''), opened as the Aryamehr Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه آریامهر Varzešgâh-è ''Âryâmehr''), is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium wa ...

. He was sold by Naft midway through the season because of financial issues. Nong joined

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for the second half of the 2015–16 season. His contract was not extended and he was released at the end of the season. He spent the first half of the 2016–17 season as a free agent before signing a 6-month contract with Iranian champions

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال خوزستان, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club c ...

on 12 December 2016.

Honours

Standard Liège *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2011 Belgian Cup Final, 2010–11

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nong, Aloys 1983 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Cameroonian expatriate footballers Kadji Sports Academy players K.V. Mechelen players Sportspeople from Douala K.V. Kortrijk players C.S. Visé players RFC Liège players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Standard Liège players R.A.E.C. Mons players Levante UD footballers Recreativo de Huelva players Foolad FC players Naft Tehran F.C. players Esteghlal Khuzestan players Tractor S.C. players Pars Jonoubi Jam players Saipa F.C. players Belgian First Division B players Belgian First Division A players La Liga players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Spain Association football forwards Segunda División players Persian Gulf Pro League players