Chris Malonga

Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi (born 11 July 1987) is a French-born Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Martigues.

Chris Malonga
Malonga with Laval in 2015
Personal information
Full name Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-11) 11 July 1987[2]
Place of birth Sens, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Martigues
Youth career
2001–2003 Auxerre
2003–2004 Louhans-Cuiseaux
2004–2007 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Nancy 69 (9)
2010–2013 Monaco 24 (4)
2012–2013 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 30 (8)
2013–2014 Vitória Guimarães 17 (0)
2014 Vitória Guimarães B 1 (0)
2014–2015 Lausanne-Sport 26 (5)
2015–2017 Laval 48 (3)
2019– Martigues 9 (2)
National team‡
2006– Congo 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:06, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2018

Club career

Youth career and Nancy

Malonga was born in Sens, France. After starting in the small club Migennes he moved to Auxerre, he began his career with hometown club AJ Auxerre and spent three years at the club before joining CS Louhans-Cuiseaux. After a year's stint there, he joined Nancy and spent three years in the club's youth academy. He made his professional debut during the 2007–08 season, in a 1–0 win over Caen on 11 August 2007. In the next game, on 16 August 2007, he provided the assist for a Pascal Berenguer goal, which turned out to be a winning goal in a 2–1 win against Nice. Two weeks later, on 25 August 2007, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 4–1 against Auxerre.[3] He went on to establish himself in the first team at the club, under new manager Pablo Correa.

Four months later, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Bordeaux, leading the club to go onto second place.[4] But when both clubs meet again on 29 March 2008, which Bordeaux won 2–1,[5] he was judged to have fouled opposition player Johan Micoud in the penalty box, leading to a penalty which was converted by Fernando Cavenaghi. TV replays suggested it was the opposite way around.[6] Having been a victim of refereeing errors, Micoud received a one-match ban by the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League, for his role by cheating to win a penalty.[7][8] Despite this, he scored on the final game of the season in a 3–2 loss against Rennes.[9] At the end of the season, Malonga had a successful debut season, making 32 appearance and scoring 5 goals. He shortly signed a new contract, keeping him until 2011.

In the 2008–09 season Malonga made twelve appearances, due to having a two strain injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. In the 2009–10 campaign, he recaptured his form and had a good season scoring 4 goals and 6 assists in 25 league matches, including a two goals in consecutive games against Lille and Le Mans on May.[10] Despite this, ASNL decided to part ways with Malonga. In the 2010–11 season, he made two appearance before leaving for Monaco.

Monaco

In August 2010, Malonga joined Monaco for the fee of €1 million from Nancy and was assigned the number 7 shirt.[11] On 12 September 2010, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw, against Marseille, having come on as a substitute. Two months later, on 7 November 2010, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over his former club Nancy.[12] However, the club would be relegated to Ligue 2, due to poor results and Malonga remained at the club despite the club's relegation. The next season, Malonga featured for the last eight games but soon disappeared from the first team, due to new signing.

After two unhappy season at Monaco without making an impact, Malonga went to Switzerland joining Lausanne-Sport on loan for the rest of the season where he will join up with national teammate Matt Moussilou.[13][14] On 14 July 2012, he made his debut, playing in the left-midfield in a 0–0 draw against Thun and two weeks later, he scored his first goal and provided an assist, in a 5–1 win over Servette. During his time with Lausanne-Sport, Malonga became a key player for the club and was a goalscoring threat throughout the season. He returned to Monaco after his one year in Switzerland.

Later career

Malonga once again left Monaco in the last days of the transfer window, to sign a one-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.[15]

After one year alone to treat a wound, he joined Martigues in January 2019.[16]

International career

Despite being born in France, Malonga is a Congolese international having made his debut with the team in 2008.

He represented the national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.[17][18]

International goals
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malonga goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Chris Malonga
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2006Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Chad2–03–12008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.15 November 2011Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe3–05–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 June 2012Stade Municipal, Point-Noire, Congo Niger1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Commission de Contrôle des Clubs Professionnels" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 21 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. Chris Malonga – FIFA competition record
  3. "African goals in Europe: 25–26 August". BBC Sport. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  4. "Gamescast: AS Nancy Lorraince v Bordeaux". ESPN Soccernet. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. "Gamescast: Bordeaux v AS Nancy Lorraince". ESPN Soccernet. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. "Lyon keep rivals at bay". France 24. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. "A match for Micoud" [Un match pour Micoud] (in French). Sport24. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  8. "A game for Micoud" [Un match pour Micoud] (in French). Le Figaro. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  9. "Gamecast: AS Nancy Lorraine v Stade Rennes". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. "Ligue 1 round-up". Sky Sports. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  11. "CHRIS MALONGA SIGN TO AS MONACO FC" [CHRIS MALONGA SIGNE À L’AS MONACO FC] (in French). Monaco Official Website. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  12. "Gamecast: AS Nancy Lorraine v AS Monaco". ESPN Soccernet. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  13. "Chris Malonga will Lausanne (in French:Chris Malonga sera Lausannois)" (in French). Lausanne-Sport News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  14. "Malonga lent to Lausanne (in French: Malonga prêté à Lausanne)" (in French). L Equipe. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  15. "Chris Malonga au Vitoria Guimaraes" [Chris Malonga to Vitoria Guimaraes] (in French). francefootball.fr. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  16. "Football - National 2 : Chris Malonga en renfort au FC Martigues". La Provence. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  17. Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  18. "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  19. "Malonga, Chris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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