Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Mbongo Desire Hondermarck [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Orléans, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Drogheda United | 14 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Barnsley | 17 | (0) |
2023– | Northampton Town | 45 | (2) |
International career | |||
2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Congo | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
William Mbongo Desire Hondermarck (born 21 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northampton Town. Born in France, he plays for the Congo national football team.
Will Hondermarck was born in Orléans, France in 2000, but his family moved to Dublin in 2005 due to work commitments. [3] He attended St. Fintan's High School in Dublin. [3] His father is a German-born Frenchman, and his mother is French of Congolese descent. [4] Due to his upbringing in Ireland, he holds an Irish passport since 2019, making him eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland which he stated in 2021 he was keen to do. [5]
Having made 14 appearances for Drogheda United during the 2018 season, [2] he joined Norwich City in January 2019. [6] [7] He joined League Two club Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the season in January 2021. [8] He made his debut for the club on 9 January 2021 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Cambridge United. [9] He made his first start for the club on 30 April 2021 in a 5–4 win over Cambridge United. [10] He made 3 appearances in total during his loan spell at Harrogate Town, [9] and was released by Norwich at the end of the season. [11]
After a trial spell with Notts County in summer 2021, he signed for EFL Championship club Barnsley in September 2021. [12]
In summer 2022, Hondermarck signed a new two-year contract with Barnsley. [13] [14]
In January 2023, Hondermarck signed for League Two club Northampton Town on a two-and-a-half year contract. [15]
On 8 November 2021, Hondermarck was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the first time for their 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Italy and Sweden as a replacement for the injured Ryan Johansson. [16] On 9 June 2023, he was called up to the Congo senior squad for an upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali. [17] He is eligible to represent Congo through his mother, who is of Congolese descent.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Drogheda United | 2018 [2] | LOI First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Norwich City U21 | 2019–20 [18] | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 [9] | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2020–21 [9] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Barnsley | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2022–23 [20] | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Northampton Town | 2022–23 [20] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2023–24 [21] | League One | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
Career total | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 4 |
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