Antoine Makoumbou (born 18 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cagliari. Born in France, he represents the Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monaco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Ajaccio B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mainz 05 II | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Tabor Sežana | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Maribor (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2022 | Maribor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cagliari | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Congo | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
For the second half of the 2017–18 season, Makoumbou signed for Ajaccio B in the French fifth division after playing for the youth academy of French Ligue 1 side Monaco.[2]
In 2020, Makoumbou signed for Tabor Sežana in the Slovenian top flight after playing for Mainz 05 II, the reserves of German Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
On 20 July 2021, he joined Maribor on a season-long loan.[3] During the season, Maribor activated the option to buy and made the transfer permanent.[4]
On 15 July 2022, Makoumbou signed a four-year contract with Italian Serie B side Cagliari for a reported transfer fee of around €2 million.[5][6]
Born in France, Makoumbou is of Congolese descent.[3] He debuted for the senior Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 9 June 2021.[7]
Cagliari Calcio – current squad | |
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