Jonathan Buatu Mananga (born 27 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes. Born in Belgium, he represents the Angola national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Buatu Mananga | ||
Date of birth | (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | RFC Liège[1] | ||
2001–2002 | Saint-Louis Athus[1] | ||
2002–2006 | Montegnée[1] | ||
2006–2008 | RFC Liège[2] | ||
2008–2010 | Standard Liège | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Standard Liège | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → FC Brussels (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 76 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Rio Ave | 21 | (0) |
2019 | → Excel Mouscron (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Desportivo Aves (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sint-Truiden | 40 | (1) |
2022 | → Eyüpspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022- | Valenciennes | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Belgium U18 | 10 | (1) |
2011 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Angola | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:29, 18 November 2018 (UTC) |
After representing Belgium at youth level, Buatu was called up to represent Angola at senior level.[3][4] On 3 August 2014, he made his debut in the 1–0 home friendly win over Ethiopia.[5]
Valenciennes FC – current squad | |
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Angola squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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