Anthony Walongwa

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Anthony Walongwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fontenay
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2014 Nantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2021 Nantes II 162 (12)
2014–2021 Nantes 6 (0)
2018 → Grenoble (loan) 1 (0)
2022– Fontenay 21 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 DR Congo U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2022

Anthony Walongwa (born 15 October 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Fontenay. Born in France, he is a former DR Congo youth international.

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Personal life

Walongwa was born in Nantes, in the west of France, to a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a mother from the Republic of Congo. [1] He holds French and Congolese nationalities. [2]

Club career

A youth product of Nantes, Walongwa made his professional debut in May 2016, in a 2–1 Ligue 1 defeat against Caen. [3]

International career

Walongwa represented the DR Congo U20s in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, [4] and the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Nantes, FC. "Groupe pro : Première pour Anthony Walongwa !". www.fcnantes.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/anthony-walongwa-16104/
  3. ↑ "FC Nantes vs. SM Caen" (in French). lfp.fr. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "::: Festival International Espoirs ::: Les Archives du Festival". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Première pour Anthony Walongwa !" (in French). fcnantes.com. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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