Cédric_Mongongu
Cédric Mongongu
Congolese footballer
Cédric Mongongu (born 22 June 1989) is a Congolese[1] professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the DR Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | RCF Paris | ||
| 2005–2007 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Monaco | 94 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Evian | 98 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Eskişehirspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Montpellier | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Politehnica Iași | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | DR Congo | 40 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 10 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 10 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Mongongu began playing for his local club in La Garenne-Colombes before joining RCF Paris in 2002.[citation needed]
Monaco
He proceeded to join the Centre of Formation at Monaco in 2005 before making his first appearance in a 1–1 draw with Saint-Étienne on 4 August 2007. On 3 July 2009, he signed his first professional contract with Monaco.[2] He went on to make a total of 92 appearances for the club.[citation needed]
In 2011, Mongongu joined Evian, making his debut on 21 September 2011 against Marseille. In 2015, he joined Eskişehirspor. After only one match his contract was terminated in January 2016.[3]
Mongongu chose to represent the country of his birth at international level DR Congo.
Mongongu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but moved to France as a child growing up in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine.
National
DR Congo
- Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015[4]
- "Cédric MONGONGU - Football : la fiche de Cédric MONGONGU". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Premier contrat professionnel pour Cédric Mongongu Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.
- Cédric Mongongu – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Cédric Mongongu at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Cédric Mongongu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cedric Mongongu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Cédric Mongongu at ESPN FC
- Cédric Mongongu at Soccerway
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