Cédric Mongongu

Cédric Mongongu
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 35)
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)
*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)

Cédric Mongongu (born 22 June 1989) is a Congolese[1] professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

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]

International career

Mongongu chose to represent the country of his birth at international level DR Congo.

Personal life

Mongongu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but moved to France as a child growing up in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine.

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2008 7 0
2009 2 0
2010 2 0
2011 1 0
2012 5 0
2013 7 0
2014 6 2
2015 10 0
Total 40 2
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mongongu goal.
List of international goals scored by Cédric Mongongu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 October 2014 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo  Ivory Coast 1–1 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [5]
2 19 November 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo  Sierra Leone 2–1 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [6]

Honors

National

DR Congo

References

  1. ^ "Cédric MONGONGU - Football : la fiche de Cédric MONGONGU". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ Premier contrat professionnel pour Cédric Mongongu Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cédric Mongongu at the Turkish Football Federation
  4. ^ "Cédric Mongongu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "DR Congo vs. Sierra Leone". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.


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