:Cédric Mongongu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cédric Mongongu

| image =

| height = 1.89 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 2002–2005 | youthclubs1 = RCF Paris

| youthyears2 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs2 = Monaco

| years1 = 2007–2011 | clubs1 = Monaco | caps1 = 94 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2015 | clubs2 = Evian | caps2 = 98 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Eskişehirspor | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Montpellier | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = Politehnica Iași | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008– | nationalteam1 = DR Congo | nationalcaps1 = 40 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 08:09, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 20:31, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

}}

Cédric Mongongu (born 22 June 1989) is a Congolese{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur26308.html|title=Cédric MONGONGU - Football : la fiche de Cédric MONGONGU|work=L'Equipe.fr|access-date=2018-03-28|language=fr}} 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|date=August 2023}}

=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.[http://www.asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=8477 Premier contrat professionnel pour Cédric Mongongu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707180852/http://www.asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=8477 |date=2011-07-07 }} He went on to make a total of 92 appearances for the club.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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.{{TFF player|1823532}}

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=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player\|25075\|access-date=5 September 2024}}
rowspan="8"\|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
colspan="2"\|Total !40	2

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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Cédric Mongongu
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|{{dts\|11 October 2014}} \|Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo \|{{fb\|Ivory Coast}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|1–2 \|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification \|{{cite web\|title=DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast\|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11432/Dr_Congo_Ivory_Coast.html\|website=National Football Teams\|access-date=5 September 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|{{dts\|19 November 2014}} \|Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo \|{{fb\|Sierra Leone}} \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|3–1 \|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification \|{{cite web\|title=DR Congo vs. Sierra Leone\|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11900/Dr_Congo_Sierra_Leone.html\|website=National Football Teams\|access-date=5 September 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Cédric Mongongu

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|11 October 2014}}

|Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

|{{fb|Ivory Coast}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

|{{cite web|title=DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11432/Dr_Congo_Ivory_Coast.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=5 September 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|19 November 2014}}

|Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

|{{fb|Sierra Leone}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|style="text-align:center"|3–1

|2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

|{{cite web|title=DR Congo vs. Sierra Leone|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11900/Dr_Congo_Sierra_Leone.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=5 September 2024}}

Honors

=National=

DR Congo

Africa Cup of Nations bronze:2015{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|title = DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised|work = BBC Sport}}