Albert Legrand Baning (born 19 March 1985) is a

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ian

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who plays as a

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. Baning previously played in countries like China, Switzerland,

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and

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Club career

Baning played for Swiss side

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before joining his former club

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in July 2006

His transfer was largely engineered by new team president

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. PSG's coach,

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, has admitted to never actually having seen him play

He joined the club RC Strasbourg, 26 January 2010 as a loan. On 27 June Baning signed a one-year contract with the famous Israeli club of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 1 Sep 2010 Maccabi announced that Baning is released from his contract due to mutual consent following an injury he is suffering from. In early 2014, Baning joined French club Sedan.

International career

True to his name, Baning was sent off twice in three games for Cameroon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics..

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baning, Albert 1985 births Living people Footballers from Douala Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Cameroon Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players CS Sedan Ardennes players Grenoble Foot 38 players FC Aarau players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players PFC Slavia Sofia players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Chinese Super League players China League One players Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Israeli Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China Men's association football midfielders