Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu (born 30 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Caen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 35 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eupen (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Avranches | 35 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Avranches B | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Pau | 32 | (7) |
| 2022– | Caen | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:34, 21 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Essende joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy at the age of 12, and spent his entire youth footballing career with them.[2] On 10 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with PSG, keeping him with the club until 1 June 2021.[3]
On 22 August 2018, Essende signed on loan with Eupen in Belgium.[4] He made his professional debut with Eupen in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A win over Mouscron on 25 August 2018.[5]
In August 2019, Essende signed for Championnat National side Avranches.[6]
In 2021, Essende joined Ligue 2 side Pau.
On 20 June 2022, Essende signed a contract with Caen until 2025.[7]
Born in France, Essende is of Congolese descent.[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint Germain II | 2015–16 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 35 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||||
| Eupen (loan) | 2018–19 | First Division A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| US Avranches II | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| US Avranches | 2019–20 | National | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | National | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |||
| Pau Football Club | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | 84 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 12 | ||
Stade Malherbe Caen – current squad | |
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