Anthony Walongwa

Anthony Walongwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 USSA Vertou
Youth career
2011–2014 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Nantes II 162 (12)
2014–2021 Nantes 6 (0)
2018 → Grenoble (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 Fontenay 33 (0)
2023– USSA Vertou 29 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 DR Congo U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 December 2022

Anthony Walongwa (born 15 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National 3 club USSA Vertou.[1] Born in France, he is a former DR Congo youth international.

Personal life

Walongwa was born in Nantes, in the west of France, to a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a mother from the Republic of Congo.[2] He holds French and Congolese nationalities.[3]

Club career

A youth product of Nantes, Walongwa made his professional debut in May 2016, in a 2–1 Ligue 1 defeat against Caen.[4]

International career

Walongwa represented the DR Congo U20s in the 2013 Toulon Tournament,[5] and the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification.[6]

References

  1. ^ Anthony Walongwa at Soccerway
  2. ^ Nantes, FC. "Groupe pro : Première pour Anthony Walongwa !". www.fcnantes.com.
  3. ^ "Anthony WALONGWA -". www.unfp.org.
  4. ^ "FC Nantes vs. SM Caen" (in French). lfp.fr. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "::: Festival International Espoirs ::: Les Archives du Festival". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Première pour Anthony Walongwa !" (in French). fcnantes.com. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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