Marius Mouandilmadji

Marius Mouandilmadji
Personal information
Full name Marius Mouandilmadji
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Doba, Chad
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Samsunspor
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2014 CF Doba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 AS Doyen
2016–2017 Gazelle
2018 Coton Sport 24 (18)
2018–2021 Porto B 23 (6)
2018–2021 Porto 1 (1)
2020 → Desportivo Aves (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2023 Seraing 57 (13)
2023– Samsunspor 44 (14)
International career‡
2019– Chad 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Marius Mouandilmadji (Arabic: ماريوس موانديلمادجي; born 22 January 1997), sometimes known as just Marius, is a Chadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Samsunspor and the Chad national team.

Club career

Porto

On 17 July 2018, Mouandilmadji signed a four-year contract with Porto.[1] Despite initial media reports stating that the youngster would play for the reserve side, manager Sérgio Conceição integrated him with the pre-season main squad.[2]

Mouandilmadji made his professional debut for the Primeira Liga title holders on 11 August as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow Coton Sport graduate Vincent Aboubakar, and scored the final goal of a 5–0 home win over Chaves.[3] He then dropped down to the second team in LigaPro, and scored both of their goals of a 2–1 win over Cova da Piedade on 11 November.[4]

On 9 January 2020, Mouandilmadji was loaned to last-placed Aves for the rest of the top-flight season.[5] After their relegation, he was named in Porto's first-team squad for 2020–21.[6] He rescinded his contract by mutual consent in January 2021, with 18 months remaining.[7]

Seraing

After being a free agent for six months, Mouandilmadji signed a two-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Seraing in July 2021.[8]

Samsunspor

On 7 July 2023, recently-promoted Süper Lig side Samsunspor announced the signing of Mouandilmadji on a three-year contract.[9]

International career

In August 2019, Mouandilmadji was called up for the first time to the Chad national team, for a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against neighbours Sudan.[10] He started the match, a 3–1 home loss on 5 September.[11] On 29 March 2022, Mouandilmadji scored his first goal for Chad, in a 2–2 draw with Gambia in the second leg of the preliminary round of qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]

International

Scores and results list Chad goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Marius Mouandilmadji
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2022 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco  Gambia 2–1 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 17 November 2023 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Mali 1–1 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 22 March 2024 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Mauritius 1–0 1–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Coton Sport

Individual

  • LFPC Youngster of the Month: March 2018[14]
  • LFPC Player of the Month: April 2018[15]

References

  1. ^ "Dragões anunciam contratação do avançado Marius Mouandilmadji" [Dragons announce signing of striker Marius Mouandilmadji]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Monteiro, André (27 July 2018). "Marius ainda resiste" [Marius still resists]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ Oludare, Shina (12 August 2018). "Vincent Aboubakar at the double as Porto down flawed Chaves". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "FC Porto B vence Cova da Piedade com bis de Marius" [FC Porto B defeat Cova da Piedade with brace by Marius]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Marius Mouandilmadji emprestado ao Aves pelo FC Porto" [Marius Mouandilmadji loaned to Aves by FC Porto] (in Portuguese). TSF. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "FC Porto regista Marius e mais dois na Liga" [FC Porto register Marius and two more in Liga] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. ^ Sousa, Rui (30 January 2021). "Marius despediu-se dos dragões: «Serei sempre grato ao FC Porto»" [Marius says goodbye to the Dragons: "I will always be grateful to FC Porto"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Welcome, Marius !". RFC Seraing (in French). 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN MARIUS MOUANDILMADJI - Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi". Samsunspor (in Turkish). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ Lantheaume, Romain (29 August 2019). "Mondial 2022 – Tchad : la sélection relancée, Ninga et un joueur de Porto retenus contre le Soudan" [2022 World Cup – Chad: national team relaunched, Ninga and a Porto player retained against Sudan] (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Football : voici la composition des Sao contre le Soudan" [Football: here is the Sao line-up against Sudan] (in French). Tchad Infos. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Gambia 2-2 Chad (Mar 29, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ Nolla, Frida (11 July 2018). "MTN Elite One: Coton Sports champion 2018" (in French). Cameroun Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Football: Marius Mouandilmadji, l'étoile montante" [Football: Marius Mouandilmadji, the rising star] (in French). Tchadinfos. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ^ Nolla, Frida (9 May 2018). "LFPC: Marius Mouandilmadji, meilleur joueur du mois d'Avril 2018" [LFPC: Marius Mouandilmadji, best player of the month of April 2018] (in French). Cameroun Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2018.