Christopher Mandiangu

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Christopher Mandiangu
Personal information
Full name Christopher-Massamba Mandiangu [1]
Date of birth (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Youth career
Polizei SV
2002–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 5 (0)
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg II 26 (1)
2013–2014 TSG Neustrelitz 20 (1)
2014–2015 Dynamo Berliner 9 (1)
2015 FC Eindhoven 12 (2)
2016 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
2016 Žilina 4 (0)
2016 MŠK Žilina II 14 (3)
2017 Blau-Weiß Linz 8 (0)
2017 Gandzasar Kapan 2 (0)
2017 Hapoel Kfar Saba 7 (0)
2018 Jaro 23 (8)
2018–2019 Septemvri Sofia 12 (5)
2019–2020 Widzew Łódź 25 (4)
2020 Vllaznia Shkodër 0 (0)
International career
Germany U15
Germany U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Christopher-Massamba Mandiangu (born 8 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Contents

Early and personal life

Mandiangu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire; his family emigrated to Mönchengladbach in Germany shortly after his birth. [2]

Club career

Mandiangu began his career with Polizei SV before moving to the youth team of Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2002. [2] In July 2007, he moved out of his family's home and into the Borussia Mönchengladbach boarding school. [2]

Mandiangu spent his early senior career with Borussia Mönchengladbach II, MSV Duisburg II and TSG Neustrelitz. [1] He moved to Berliner FC Dynamo in May 2014. [3] He left the club by mutual consent in March 2015, [4] and then signed for Dutch club FC Eindhoven on an amateur basis. [5]

In December 2015, it was announced that Mandiangu would sign for Scottish club Hamilton Academical. [6] After training with the club for three weeks, the deal completed in January 2016, with the contract running until the end of the 2015–16 season. [7] In May 2016, it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the 2015–16 season. [8]

In May 2016, Mandiangu signed with Slovak club MŠK Žilina on a two-year contract. [9] He moved to Austrian club Blau-Weiß Linz in January 2017. [10] Six-months later, Mandiangu joined Gandzasar Kapan. [11]

On 1 September 2017 signed to Hapoel Kfar Saba. [12]

Kokkolan PV announced on 10 December 2018, that they had signed Mandiangu for the 2019 season. [13]

In August 2020 he signed for Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër. [14]

International career

Mandiangu represented Germany at under-15, [2] and under-18 youth levels, [6] making a total of 22 youth international appearances. [5]

Career statistics

As of 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2011–12 [1] Regionalliga 5000000050
MSV Duisburg II 2012–13 [1] Regionalliga261000000261
TSG Neustrelitz 2013–14 [1] Regionalliga201000000201
Berliner FC Dynamo 2014–15 [1] Regionalliga9100000091
FC Eindhoven 2015–16 [1] Eerste Divisie 122100000132
Hamilton Academical 2015–16 [15] Scottish Premiership 0010000010
Žilina 2016–17 [1] Slovak Super Liga 4000000040
Žilina II2016–17 [1] 2. Liga Slovakia 143000000143
Blau-Weiß Linz 2016–17 [1] Austrian First League 8000000080
Gandzasar Kapan 2017–18 [1] Armenian Premier League 20002040
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2017–18 Liga Leumit 7070
Jaro 2018 Ykkönen 23831269
PFC Septemvri Sofia 2018–19 Bulgarian First League 15620176
Widzew Łódź 2019–20 II liga 25420274
Vllaznia Shkodër 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 001111
Career total17026102002019136

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