Jean-Victor Makengo

Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A side Udinese.[1] Makengo is of DR Congolese descent.[2]

Jean-Victor Makengo
Jean-Victor Makengo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jean-Victor Makengo
Date of birth (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2009 Étampes FC
2009–2010 Malesherbes
2010–2011 Linas-Montlhéry
2011–2014 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Caen II 18 (6)
2015–2017 Caen 27 (0)
2017–2018 Nice II 8 (0)
2017–2020 Nice 30 (1)
2019–2020 → Toulouse (loan) 19 (2)
2020– Udinese 5 (0)
National team‡
2014 France U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 France U17 15 (0)
2016 France U18 1 (0)
2016 France U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2019– France U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019

Club career

Makengo is a youth exponent from SM Caen. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux.[3] His potential had him linked to top clubs such as both Manchester United and Manchester City.[4] On 31 August 2016, French side FC Lorient made a €5 million bid for the midfielder, refused by Caen.

He scored his first two goals in a professional match against AS Nancy in 4–2 in Coupe de la Ligue. He made 17 appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season, he was called up to France U21 team but missed the matches due to injuries.

On 9 June 2017, Makengo joined French side OGC Nice.[5]

On 25 June 2019, Makengo was loaned to Toulouse for one year with an option to buy.[6]

On 5 October 2020, Makengo joined Udinese for five years, with a transfer fee around €3.5 million.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Makengo is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 March 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Caen 2015–16 Ligue 1 1001000——110
2016–17 1702012——202
Total 27030120000312
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 1 50001020—80
2018–19 2511010——271
Total 30110202000351
Toulouse (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 1921020——222
Career total 76350422000885

Honours

International

France

References
  1. "France - J. Makengo - Soccerway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-RDC : DECOUVREZ LE FRANCO-CONGOLAIS, JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO (bleu)".
  3. "Bordeaux vs. Caen - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. Karouri, Khaled (27 May 2015). "Info FM, Caen : le champion d'Europe U17 Makengo a la cote". Foot Mercato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. "Football. Jean-Victor Makengo du SM Caen à l'OGC Nice, c'est officiel". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) prêté à son tour à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) signe à l'Udinese". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
  8. "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Léopards /à la découverte : Jean-Victor Makengo, un milieu très puissant, aussi un buteur". www.mediacongo.net.


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