Jean-Victor Makengo

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Jean-Victor Makengo
SM Caen vs UNFP, July 30th 2016 - Jean-Victor Makengo 1.jpg
Makengo with Caen in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jean-Victor Makengo
Date of birth (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2009 Étampes FC
2009–2010 Malesherbes
2010–2011 Linas-Montlhéry
2011–2014 Caen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Caen B 18 (6)
2015–2017 Caen 27 (0)
2017–2018 Nice B 8 (0)
2017–2020 Nice 30 (1)
2019–2020 → Toulouse (loan) 19 (2)
2020 → Toulouse B (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2023 Udinese 66 (1)
2023– Lorient 44 (1)
2024– Lorient B 2 (0)
International career‡
2014 France U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 France U17 15 (0)
2016 France U18 1 (0)
2016 France U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2019 France U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019

Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lorient. [1]

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Club career

Makengo is a youth exponent from Caen. [2] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux. [3] His potential had him linked to top clubs such as both Manchester United and Manchester City. [4] On 31 August 2016, French side Lorient made a €5 million bid for the midfielder, refused by Caen.

He scored his first two goals in a professional match against Nancy in 4–2 in Coupe de la Ligue. He made 17 appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season, he was called up to France U21 team but missed the matches due to injuries.

On 9 June 2017, Makengo joined French side Nice. [5]

On 25 June 2019, Makengo was loaned to Toulouse for one year with an option to buy. [6]

On 5 October 2020, Makengo joined Udinese for five years, with a transfer fee around €3.5 million. [7]

On 30 January 2023, Makengo signed a 4.5-year contract with Lorient. [8]

Personal life

Born in France, Makengo is of DR Congolese descent. [9] [2] He has older siblings, who are both older than him. [2] Makengo is a youth international for France. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen B 2014–15 CFA 2 91———91
2015–16 CFA 245———45
2016–17 CFA 250———50
Total186———186
Caen 2015–16 Ligue 1 1001000—110
2016–17 Ligue 11702012—202
Total2703012—312
Nice B 2017–18 National 3 70———70
2018–19 National 2 10———10
Total80———80
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 15000102 [a] 080
2018–19 Ligue 12511010—271
Total301102020351
Toulouse (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 11921020—222
Toulouse B (loan) 2019–20 National 310———10
Udinese 2020–21 Serie A 17020——190
2021–22 Serie A33130——361
2022–23 Serie A16010——170
Total66160——721
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 115010——160
2023–24 Ligue 111010——120
2024–25 Ligue 118120——201
Total44140——481
Lorient B 2024–25 National 320———20
Career total21511150522023713
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lorient

France U17

References

  1. 1 2 Jean-Victor Makengo at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 "Toulouse. Qui sont les premiers renforts du TFC ? La Dépêche fait les présentations". La Dépêche (in French). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bordeaux vs. Caen - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Karouri, Khaled (27 May 2015). "Info FM, Caen : le champion d'Europe U17 Makengo a la cote". Foot Mercato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Football. Jean-Victor Makengo du SM Caen à l'OGC Nice, c'est officiel". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) prêté à son tour à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) signe à l'Udinese". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS" (in Italian). FC Lorient. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-RDC : DECOUVREZ LE FRANCO-CONGOLAIS, JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO (bleu)".
  10. ↑ "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Léopards /à la découverte : Jean-Victor Makengo, un milieu très puissant, aussi un buteur". www.mediacongo.net.
  11. ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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