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Ryan Bidounga (born 29 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Born in France, he represents Congo at international level.

Ryan Bidounga

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rambouillet, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Number	91
Youth career
2003–2004	Vigneux
2004–2008	Montgeron
2008–2009	Vigneux
2010–2012	Brétigny
2012–2015	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Nancy II	52	(4)
2018–2019	→ Le Mans II (loan)	10	(2)
2018–2019	→ Le Mans (loan)	4	(1)
2019–2020	Nancy	3	(0)
2022–	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	11	(1)
National team‡
2013	France U16	4	(0)
2013–2014	France U17	4	(0)
2022–	Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:43, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Bidounga made his professional debut with Nancy in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen on 13 August 2019.[1]

On 17 February 2022, Bidounga signed with Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

International career

Born in France, Bidounga is of Congolese descent.[3] He is a youth international for France. He was called up to represent the Congo national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[4] He debuted with the Congo in a friendly 3–1 loss to Zambia on 25 March 2022.[5]

References

External links

• Ryan Bidounga at Soccerway
• Ryan Bidounga at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Ryan Bidounga at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-12-21) (in French)
• Ryan Bidounga – French league stats at LFP (archived 2019-12-21) – also available in French (archived 2018-06-22)
• Ryan Bidounga – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
• Ryan Bidounga – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) – in French

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