Pierre Kunde

Pierre Kunde

Kunde with Cameroon in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Pierre Kunde Malong [1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth	Limbé, Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atromitos (on loan from Olympiacos)
Number	26
Youth career
2012–2013	Alcobendas
2013–2014	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Alcobendas	25	(6)
2014–2018	Atlético Madrid B	71	(4)
2016–2017	→ Extremadura (loan)	33	(11)
2017–2018	→ Granada (loan)	37	(5)
2018–2021	Mainz 05	68	(4)
2021–	Olympiacos	14	(0)
2023	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	12	(1)
2023–	→ Atromitos (loan)	13	(0)
International career‡
	Cameroon U18
2017–2018	Cameroon U23	5	(0)
2018–	Cameroon	37	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Pierre Kunde Malong (born 26 July 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Greek Super League club Atromitos, on loan from Olympiacos, and the Cameroon national team as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Limbe, Malong started his senior career in Spain with Alcobendas CF; he made his senior debut for the club on 11 November 2012 by starting in a 2–0 Regional Preferente home win against EF Periso. ^[2] His first goal came the following 3 March, in a 2–0 success at Atlético Leones de Castilla.

In 2013 Kunde moved to Atlético Madrid, returning to youth football. ^[3] The following year, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B, ^[4] immediately becoming a regular starter but suffering relegation in his first season.

On 21 July 2016, Kunde was loaned to Extremadura UD for one year, still in the third division. ^[5] He scored a career-best 11 goals during the campaign, with braces against San Fernando CD (3–1 away win), Linares Deportivo (3–1 away win) and Atlético Mancha Real (2–1 away win). ^[6]

On 25 July 2017, Kunde joined Granada CF, freshly relegated to Segunda División, on a one-year loan deal. ^[7] He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on a late substitute for Javier Espinosa in a 0–0 home draw against Albacete Balompié. ^[8]

Kunde scored his first professional goal on 8 October 2017, netting the last in a 2–0 home defeat of CD Lugo. The following 22 April, he scored a brace in a 3–3 home draw against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

On 6 July 2018, Kunde was transferred to Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 and signed a four-year contract. ^[9]

On 22 June 2021, Kunde sign a three-year contract with Greek giants Olympiacos after undergoing a medical. The Greek side reportedly paid less than €2 million for the 25-year-old international, whose contract with Mainz was due to expire in 2022. ^[10]

International career

Kunde represented Cameroon at under-18 and under-23 levels, the latter in the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. ^[11] He made his full international debut on 27 May 2018, starting in a 0–1 friendly loss against Burkina Faso.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2023 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Extremadura	2016–17	Segunda División B	33	11	2	0	–		35	11
Granada	2017–18	Segunda División	37	5	1	0	–		38	5
Mainz 05	2018–19	Bundesliga	29	0	2	0	–		31	0
	2019–20		28	4	0	0	–		28	4
	2020–21		11	0	0	0	–		11	0
	Total		68	4	2	0	–		70	4
Olympiacos	2021–22	Super League Greece	12	0	4	0	10 [lower-alpha 2]	0	26	0
	2022–23		2	0	0	0	11 [lower-alpha 3]	0	13	0
	Total		14	0	4	0	21	0	39	0
VfL Bochum (loan)	2022–23	Bundesliga	12	1	1	0	–		13	1
Atromitos (Ioan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			164	21	10	0	21	0	195	21

1. Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Greek Football Cup
2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 June 2023 ^[13]

Cameroon
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	5	0
2019	9	0
2020	2	0
2021	8	1
2022	10	0
2023	3	0
Total	37	1

Honours

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 2021–22

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2021 ^[14]

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "One of ours, Pierre, in Alcobendas CF team". Inter Soccer Madrid. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
3. "Pierre debuts with Atletico Madrid Youth Honor Division, which will play the Youth European Champions "Johansson Cup"". Inter Soccer Madrid. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. "Pierre: "Espero marcar muchos goles para ayudar al equipo"" [Pierre: "I hope to score many goals to help the team"] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
5. "Pierre Kunde y Fall, nuevos futbolistas del Extremadura" [Pierre Kunde and Fall, new footballers of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Hoy. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
6. "Hasta pronto, Pierre" [See you soon, Pierre] (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Official | Pierre Kunde joins Granada CF on loan". Granada CF. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. "'Vuelta al cole' sin puntería" ['Back to school' without aim] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
9. "Kunde becomes a 05er". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
10. "Mainz: Cameroonian midfielder Pierre Kunde signs for Olympiakos". sportnewsafrica.com. 22 June 2021.
11. "La sélection des Lions U-23 à Baku avec un seul gardien de but" [The Lions under-23 to Baku with only one goalkeeper] (in French). Camer-Sport. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
12. "P. Malong". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
13. Pierre Kunde at National-Football-Teams.com
14. AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

• Pierre Kunde at BDFutbol
• Pierre Kunde at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Pierre Kunde at Soccerway