Cédric Mongongu

Cédric Mongongu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-06-22) 22 June 1989
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	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Monaco	94	(0)
2011–2015	Evian	98	(7)
2015–2016	Eskişehirspor	5	(0)
2016–2017	Montpellier	4	(0)
2018–2019	Politehnica Iași	3	(0)
International career‡
2008–	DR Congo	40	(2)
*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 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.

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. He went on to make a total of 92 appearances for the club.

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.

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.

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2008	7	0
	2009	2	0
	2010	2	0
	2011	1	0
	2012	5	0
	2013	7	0
	2014	6	2
	2015	10	0
Total		40	2

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mongongu goal.

List of international goals scored by Cédric Mongongu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	11 October 2014	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ivory Coast	1–1	1–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	19 November 2014	Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sierra Leone	2–1	3–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honors

National

DR Congo

• Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015

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