![]() Bongonda with Celta in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Théo Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batomboat | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Charleroi, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | JMG Academy | ||
2013 | Zulte-Waregem | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Zulte-Waregem | 33 | (4) |
2015–2018 | Celta | 61 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → Zulte-Waregem (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | (8) |
2019–2022 | Genk | 90 | (33) |
2022– | Cádiz | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (2) |
2022– | DR Congo | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 30 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC) |
Théo Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batomboat (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Cádiz. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Born in Charleroi, Bongonda began his career in JMG Academy in 2008, aged 13. In January 2013, he joined Belgian Pro League team SV Zulte Waregem, initially assigned to the youth setup. [1]
Bongonda made his professional debut on 25 September 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against KFC VW Hamme, for the season's Belgian Cup. [2] His league debut came on 15 December, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–0 home win against Lierse SK. [3]
Bongonda scored his first professional goal on 15 January 2014, netting his side's first in a 2–3 away loss against Cercle Brugge KSV. [4] On 20 April 2014, he scored his first league goal, netting the first in a 3–2 away loss against KSC Lokeren. [5]
On 9 January 2015, Bongonda signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Celta de Vigo. [6] He made his debut in the competition on the 26th, coming on as a late substitute for Nemanja Radoja in a 2–1 away loss against Getafe CF. [7]
On 15 June 2017, Bongonda joined Trabzonspor on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. [8] He however ended up being on the bench more than on the pitch.
During the winter transfer window of the 2017–18 season, Bongonda rejoined Zulte-Waregem on loan. On 4 July 2018, he joined Essevee permanently on a four-year contract, until 30 June 2022. [9]
Bongonda joined fellow Belgian First Division A club Genk in summer 2019 for a club-record fee. [10]
Bongonda scored the game winner for Genk against Standard Liège in the Belgian Cup Final on 25 April 2021. [11]
On 23 July 2021, Bongonda scored Genk's first goal in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A season, securing a 1–1 draw against the same opponents. [12]
On 26 August 2022, Bongonda returned to Spain after signing a four-year contract with Cádiz in the top tier. [13]
Bongonda was born in Belgium to a Congolese father and Belgian mother. [14] He is a youth international for Belgium. In January 2022, Fifa accepted his eligibility join the DR Congo national team. [15] He debuted for the DR Congo national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Bahrain on 1 February 2022. [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
2014–15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Total | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 5 | ||
Celta Vigo | 2014–15 | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
Total | 61 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
Trabzonspor (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
Zulte Waregem | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 14 |
Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
2020–21 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 18 | ||||
2021–22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
Total | 59 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 27 | ||
Cádiz | 2022–23 | La Liga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Career total | 194 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 258 | 59 |
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