Cyril Ngonge

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Cyril Ngonge
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Torino
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2014 Anderlecht
2014–2018 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Club Brugge 4 (0)
2019–2020Jong PSV (loan) 22 (7)
2020–2021 RKC Waalwijk 20 (5)
2021–2023 Groningen 43 (10)
2023–2024 Hellas Verona 33 (9)
2024– Napoli 31 (1)
2025–Torino (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Belgium U15 5 (0)
2015 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2017 Belgium U17 5 (0)
2018 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U19 6 (1)
2024– Belgium 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024

Cyril Ngonge (born 26 May 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, winger, or forward for Italian Serie A club Torino, on loan from Napoli, and the Belgium national team. [2]

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Club career

Club Brugge

Ngonge is a youth exponent from Club Brugge. He made his senior debut on 2 December 2018 in the Belgian Pro League against Standard Liège. He replaced Emmanuel Dennis after 20 minutes. [3]

Jong PSV

On 1 September 2019, Ngonge was loaned out to Jong PSV for the 2019–20 season. He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2019 in a 3-2 home victory against Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie. [4]

RKC Waalwijk

After his return, he was directly sold to Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. [5] There, he developed into a starter in his first season and scored his first goal for the club in his fourth game, a 2–2 draw against Feyenoord. [6]

Groningen

After a single season with Waalwijk Ngonge, joined fellow Eredivisie club FC Groningen where he quickly established himself as a regular starter.

Hellas Verona

On 19 January 2023, Ngonge joined Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona. [7] He made his debut for the club that month in Serie A in a 1-1 draw against Udinese on 30 January 2023. [8] He scored his first goal for the club in the following week, scoring a second-half equaliser in a 1-1 home draw against Lazio. [9]

Napoli

Ngonge signed for fellow Italian club Napoli on 19 January 2024. [10] He made his debut for Napoli in Serie A on 28 January 2024, in a 0-0 away draw against Lazio. [11]

Loan to Torino

On 24 July 2025, Ngonge joined fellow Serie A club Torino on a one-year loan for €1 million, with the option of a permanent transfer. [12]

International career

Ngonge made his debut for the Belgium national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Italy at Stadio Olimpico. He substituted Loïs Openda in the 87th minute of a 2–2 draw. [13]

Personal life

Ngonge's father, Michel Ngonge, was also a professional footballer and represented the DR Congo national team. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 40001 [b] 00050
Jong PSV (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 227227
PSV (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 00000000
RKC Waalwijk 2020–21 Eredivisie20510215
Groningen 2021–22 Eredivisie31731348
2022–23 Eredivisie12310133
Total4310414711
Hellas Verona 2022–23 Serie A 143001 [c] 2155
2023–24 Serie A19620216
Total33920123611
Napoli 2023–24 Serie A1311 [b] 000141
2024–25 Serie A18032212
Total311321000353
Career total15332103201216637

International

As of match played 10 October 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202410
Total10

Honours

Napoli

Individual

References

  1. "Cyril Ngonge". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway
  3. "Club Brugge vs. Standard Liège - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "PSV II VS. AZ II 3 - 2". Soccerway. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. "RKC Waalwijk: Cyril Ngonge versterkt aanvalslinie RKC Waalwijk". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. "RKC Waalwijk reist in laatste speelronde af naar De Kuip". Waalwijk Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025. Eerder dit seizoen werd het in het Mandemakers Stadion 2-2. Cyril Ngonge opende vlak na rust de score, maar Nicolai Jørgensen maakte niet veel later gelijk. Tien minuten voor tijd werd het via Ola John 2-1, maar opnieuw was het Feyenoord dat kort daarna weer op gelijke hoogte kwam. Ridgeciano Haps was verantwoordelijk voor het slotakkoord.
  7. "Benvenuto Cyril Ngonge, nuovo attaccante gialloblù!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. "UDINESE VS. VERONA 1 - 1". Soccerway. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. "VERONA VS. LAZIO 1 - 1". Soccerway. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. "Ngonge signs for Napoli". SSC Napoli. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. "LAZIO VS. NAPOLI 0 - 0". Soccerway. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  12. "Ngonge al Toro" [Ngonge at Toro] (in Italian). Torino FC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  13. "Italy v Belgium game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
  14. "Sons of former footballers: will another talent break through?". Sporza (in Dutch). 16 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  15. "Cyril Ngonge". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  16. "Serie A title decider: Napoli and Inter battle it out for the Scudetto – live". The Guardian. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  17. "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  18. "Cyril Ngonge Wins December's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.