Serge Lofo Bongeli Senge (born 13 October 1983 in Kinshasa) is a DR Congolese football player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Serge Lofo Bongeli Senge | ||
Date of birth | (1983-10-13) 13 October 1983 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Mbemba | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1998 | AS Paulino Kinshasa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | AS Paulino Kinshasa | 26 | (12) |
2001–2003 | TP Mazembe | 5 | (2) |
2004–2007 | ASA | 80 | (54) |
2008 | Sagrada Esperança | 16 | (4) |
2008–2010 | AS Vita Club | 39 | (26) |
2010 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | FC Brussels | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | TP Mazembe | ||
2012–2013 | Maccabi Netanya | 14 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Motema Pembe | ||
2015–2016 | Diables Noirs | ||
2016–2017 | FC Mbemba | ||
2017–2018 | Sharks XI | ||
2018– | AS Nika | ||
National team | |||
2004–2011 | Congo DR | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Kinshasa,[1] Lofo began his career on the youth side with AS Paulino Kinshasa and was in 1999 promoted to the senior team. After three years with AS Paulino, he joined in winter 2002 to TP Mazembe and played there two season before in January 2004 he was scouted by Angolan top club Atlético Sport Aviação.[2] He had three successful seasons with AS Aviação and signed than in February 2007 for Sagrada Esperança, but after one season with the team and four years in Angola turned back to his hometown Kinshasa, who signed with AS Vita Club.[1] On 5 February 2010, he left AS Vita Club together with Tychique Ntela Kalema to sign with the German club Rot Weiss Ahlen, but this wasn't a big breakthrough for Serge.[3] On 6 September 2010 he signed a one-year contract with the Belgian club FC Brussels.[4]
In 2013, he was arrested in Israel on suspicion of murder, but he was released after his friend confessed that he was the one that did the murder.[clarification needed][5]
Lofo was capped nine times by the Congo DR national football team, and scored 2 goals.[1]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 January 2011 | Cairo | ![]() | 2-1 | Win | 2011 Nile Basin Tournament |