Fidèle Bongelo
{{Short description|French-Congolese footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fidèle Bongelo
| fullname = Fidèle Malcolm Bongelo
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Toulouse, France
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Pau
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2016–2021
| youthclubs1 = US Colomiers
| youthyears2 = 2021–2022
| youthclubs2 = Montpellier
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Montpellier B
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Pau B
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Pau FC
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 2 November 2024
}}
Fidèle Malcolm Bongelo (born 20 March 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Pau}} club Pau FC.
Club career
= Early career =
Fidèle Bongelo was born in Toulouse on 20 March 2006.{{Cite web |title=Bongelo |url=https://mhscfoot.com/joueur/fidele-malcolm-bongelo/}} He began his football journey at US Colomiers, where he quickly stood out for his speed, dribbling, and especially his finishing ability.{{Cite web |title=France - F. Bongelo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/fidele-bongelo/906863/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}} His performances caught the attention of Montpellier, leading to his move to the club in the summer of 2021 as part of a partnership between the two clubs.{{Cite web |title=Football : Montpellier recrute en terre columérine |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/06/24/montpellier-recrute-en-terre-columerine-9627450.php |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}}
At Montpellier, Bongelo continued to develop his reputation as a clinical striker. In the 2021–2022 season, he scored 11 goals and provided 6 assists in just 13 matches with the U17 team, demonstrating his knack for finding the back of the net. His performances were so impressive that he was occasionally promoted to play with the U19 team, despite being just 17 years old.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-11 |title=[Formation] Fidèle Malcom Bongelo, nouvel espoir du MHSC {{!}} AllezPaillade.com |url=https://www.allezpaillade.com/formation/fidele-malcom-bongelo-nouvel-espoir-du-mhsc/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=fr-FR}}
= Pau FC =
At the beginning of the 2024–25 season, Bongelo joined Pau FC, in Ligue 2.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Foot - Ligue 2 : découvrez les nouveaux visages du Pau FC à la reprise |url=https://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/sport/football/foot-ligue-2-decouvrez-les-nouveaux-visages-du-pau-fc-a-la-reprise-20432368.php |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees |language=fr-FR}} He made his professional debut in a dramatic match against SM Caen,{{Cite web |title=Fidèle Malcolm Bongelo - Pau Forward - ESPN (AU) |url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/390039/fidele-malcolm-bongelo |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=ESPN |language=en}} where Pau secured a hard-fought 1–0 victory despite being reduced to nine men.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-25 |title=Foot - Ligue 2 : le Pau FC s’attelle à " forger un groupe " |url=https://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/sport/football/foot-ligue-2-le-pau-fc-s-attelle-a-forger-un-groupe-21131568.php |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees |language=fr-FR}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.paufc.fr/joueur/fidele-bongelo/ Pau FC Profile]
{{Pau FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bongelo, Fidele}}
Category:Footballers from Montpellier
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players