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 | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 33) | ||
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– | Politehnica Iași | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008– | DR Congo | 40 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 29 October 2018 (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.
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.
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.
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