Warren Bondo

Warren Bondo

Personal information
Full name	Warren Pierre Bondo [1]
Date of birth	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Évry, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	38
Youth career
2010–2011	Corbeil-Essones
2011–2012	Viry-Châtillon
2012–2018	CS Brétigny
2018–2020	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Nancy II	11	(1)
2020–2022	Nancy	34	(2)
2022–	Monza	17	(1)
2023	→ Reggina (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2019	France U16	2	(0)
2019–2020	France U17	6	(0)
2021–2022	France U19	15	(1)
2022–2023	France U20	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:30, 20 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Warren Pierre Bondo (born 15 September 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

Early life and Nancy

Born in Évry, France, Bondo began playing football at VESC 91, aged four. He then played for Corbeil-Essonnes, Viry-Châtillon and Brétigny, before being scouted by Nancy, whom he joined in 2018. ^[3]

In August 2019, Bondo signed his first professional contract with the club, thus becoming Nancy's youngest player ever to do so. ^{[4] [5]} He made his professional debut on 24 November 2020, coming in as a substitute for Dorian Bertrand in the 73rd minute of a 1–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Grenoble; ^[6] however, he was sent off 14 minutes later. ^[7] On 22 December of the same year, the midfielder scored his first professional goal, as he opened the score of a league match against Chambly, which ultimately ended in a 3–3 draw. ^[8]

On 10 June 2022, Bondo announced his departure from Nancy, after deciding not to extend his contract, following the club's relegation to Championnat National. ^[9]

Monza

On 28 July 2022, Bondo joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract in the process. ^[10] He then made his Serie A debut on 30 August, coming in as a substitute for Stefano Sensi at the 85th minute of a 3–0 away defeat to Roma. ^[11]

On 31 January 2023, Bondo moved to Serie B club Reggina on a six-month loan. ^[12] He played three games. ^[13]

Having returned to Monza at the end of his loan, Bondo scored his first Serie A goal on 18 February 2024, a long-distance shot in a 4–2 win against AC Milan. ^[14]

International career

Born in France, Bondo could also choose to represent DR Congo or Congo Republic internationally, due to his family's origins. ^[5] He has represented his native country at several youth international levels. ^[15]

In June 2022, Bondo was included in the France national under-19 team that took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, ^[16] where the Bleuets reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Israel. ^[17]

Personal life

Bondo's father is from DR Congo, while his mother is from Congo Republic. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 February 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nancy II	2020–21	National 3	6	1	—		6	1
	2021–22	National 3	5	0	—		5	0
	Total		11	1	0	0	11	1
Nancy	2020–21	Ligue 2	13	1	1	0	14	1
	2021–22	Ligue 2	21	1	4	0	25	1
	Total		34	2	5	0	39	2
Monza	2022–23	Serie A	4	0	1	0	5	0
	2023–24	Serie A	13	1	0	0	13	1
	Total		17	1	1	0	18	1
Reggina (loan)	2022–23	Serie B	3	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			65	4	6	0	71	4

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
2. "Warren Bondo". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. Youcef, Rafik (23 February 2022). "EXCLU – Warren Bondo : "Je savais que je finirais pro"". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
4. "Deux espoirs signent pro". AS Nancy Lorraine (in French). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. "Warren Bondo: talento francese classe 2003". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
6. "Grenoble Foot 38 vs. Nancy". Soccerway. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
7. "Discipline : Toutes les décisions". Ligue 2 (in French). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
8. "Nancy vs. Chambly-Oise". Soccerway. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
9. Bercy, Nollan (11 July 2022). "Nancy : un jeune prometteur annonce son départ (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
10. "Warren Bondo è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
11. Conflitti, Gabriele (30 August 2022). "Roma–Monza 3–0: la prima doppietta di Dybala e Ibanez fanno sorridere Mourinho". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
12. "WARREN BONDO È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina 1914. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
13. Warren Bondo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
14. "FINALE Monza-Milan 4-2: Bondo e Colombo chiudono il match". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
15. Warren Bondo at the French Football Federation (in French)
16. "Les 20 joueurs pour l'Euro". www.fff.fr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
17. "Pas de finale pour les Bleuets". www.fff.fr (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links

• Profile at AC Monza (in Italian)
• Warren Bondo at WorldFootball.net