Samuel_Essende
Samuel Essende
French footballer (born 1998)
Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu (born 30 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Vizela.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vizela | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 35 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eupen (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Avranches | 35 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Avranches B | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Pau | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Caen | 28 | (4) |
| 2023 | Caen II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Vizela (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2024– | Vizela | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 25 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Essende joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy at the age of 12, and spent his entire youth footballing career with them.[2] On 10 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with PSG, keeping him with the club until 1 June 2021.[3]
On 22 August 2018, Essende signed on loan with Eupen in Belgium.[4] He made his professional debut with Eupen in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over Mouscron on 25 August 2018.[5]
In August 2019, Essende signed for Championnat National side Avranches.[6]
In 2021, Essende joined Ligue 2 side Pau.
On 20 June 2022, Essende signed a contract with Caen until 2025.[7]
On 20 July 2023, Caen sent Essende on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Vizela.[8] After he scored 10 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions during the first half of the season, Vizela triggered a buy-clause and permanently signed Essende on contract until June 2026.[9]
Born in France, Essende holds both French and Congolese nationalities.[10]
- As of match played 16 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint Germain II | 2015–16 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 19 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 35 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Eupen (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| US Avranches II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| US Avranches | 2019–20 | Championnat National | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Championnat National | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| Total | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 46 | 12 | |||
| Pau FC | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |
| Caen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| Caen II | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vizela | 2023–24[lower-alpha 3] | Primeira Liga | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| Career total | 186 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 45 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- "AlKass Cup Start List 2014" (PDF). reysol.co.jp. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "PSG : Premier contrat pro pour Samuel Essende". 10 August 2018.
- "La KAS Eupen prête l'attaquant français Samuel Essende › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. 22 August 2018.
- "Samuel Essende joins US Avranches". Paris Saint-Germain Official Site. 22 August 2019.
- "SAMUEL ESSENDE REJOINT LE STADE MALHERBE" (in French). Caen. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Samuel Essende para o ataque" [Samuel Essende for the attack]. FC Vizela (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Essende é jogador do FC Vizela até 2026" [Essende is a FC Vizela player until 2026] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- "Samuel ESSENDE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- Samuel Essende at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Samuel Essende at Soccerway