Will Hondermarck

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William Hondermarck
Personal information
Full name William Mbongo Desire Hondermarck [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 66 (2)
International career‡
2024– Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

William Mbongo Desire Hondermarck (born 21 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Northampton Town. Born in France, he plays for the Congo national football team.

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Early life

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]

Career

Early career

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]

Barnsley

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]

Northampton Town

In January 2023, Hondermarck signed for League Two club Northampton Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [15]

International career

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.

Hondermarck made his debut for Congo on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Morocco at the Adrar Stadium. He substituted Silvère Ganvoula in the 78th minute, as Morocco won 6–0. [18]

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Drogheda United 2018 [2] LOI First Division 140001100151
Norwich City U21 2019–20 [19] ———3 [a] 030
2020–21 [9] ———4 [a] 141
Total———7171
Harrogate Town (loan) 2020–21 [9] League Two 3000000030
Barnsley 2021–22 [20] Championship 901000—100
2022–23 [21] League One 2010202 [a] 070
Total110202020170
Northampton Town 2022–23 [21] League Two171000000171
2023–24 [22] League One29110101 [a] 0321
2024–25 [23] League One19010104 [a] 0250
Total662202050742
Career total94240511411094
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Northampton Town

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  14. ↑ "WILL HONDERMARCK COMMITS FUTURE TO REDS". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
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