Cédric Mongongu

Cédric Mongongu
Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 1989 (age 35)
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
2007–2011	Monaco
2011–2015	Evian
2015–2016	Eskişehirspor
2016–2017	Montpellier
2018–2019	Politehnica Iași
International career‡
2008–	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 10 December 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Cédric Mongongu (born 22 June 1989) is a Congolese^[1] professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Mongongu began playing for his local club in La Garenne-Colombes before joining RCF Paris in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Monaco

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

International career

Mongongu chose to represent the country of his birth at international level DR Congo.

Personal life

Mongongu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but moved to France as a child growing up in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine.

Honors

National

DR Congo

Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015^[4]

References

^ "Cédric MONGONGU - Football : la fiche de Cédric MONGONGU". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Premier contrat professionnel pour Cédric Mongongu Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cédric Mongongu at the Turkish Football Federation
^ "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.

External links

Cédric Mongongu – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Cédric Mongongu at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Cédric Mongongu at National-Football-Teams.com
Cedric Mongongu – UEFA competition record (archive)
Cédric Mongongu at ESPN FC
Cédric Mongongu at Soccerway

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[1] "Cédric MONGONGU - Football : la fiche de Cédric MONGONGU". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[2] Premier contrat professionnel pour Cédric Mongongu Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Cédric Mongongu at the Turkish Football Federation

[4] "DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised". BBC Sport.

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