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Dominique Malonga
Congolese footballer

Dominique Malonga

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Quick Facts

Intro
Congolese footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Châtenay-Malabry, France
Age
35 years
Stats
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
80 kg
Sports Teams
Vicenza Calcio
A.C.D. Foggia Calcio
A.C. Cesena
Torino F.C.
F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892
AS Monaco FC
Real Murcia
Hibernian F.C.
Congo national football team
A.C.D. Foggia Calcio
A.C. Cesena
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Dominique Sossorobla Malonga (born 8 January 1989) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian First League.

Malonga has previously played for Italian sides Torino, Foggia, Cesena, Vicenza and Pro Vercelli, as well as Murcia and Elche in Spain, Hibernian in Scotland, Servette in Switzerland, Chania in Greece and Cavalry in Canada.

Early life

Born in Châtenay-Malabry, France, Malonga grew up in the suburbs of Paris to Congolese parents. Malonga grew up supporting Monaco, and later ended up joining the club's youth team. Malonga later described his time at Monaco, quoting: "It is beautiful and Monte Carlo is beautiful and we were very privileged, because in the stadium we had a school and everything we needed. It was a great, great, great centre. They don’t get many people going to their games, though. The money is good but the fans are not as good. It is better to play here.".

Club career

Torino

In 2007, after three years at Monaco, Malonga joined Torino, where he would stay until 2011. Malonga stated that he felt moving to Italy gave him confidence and that he wasn't scared. He made his Serie A debut on 23 September 2007, against A.C. Siena. However, his time at Torino was plagued with injuries. He spent a period on loan at Foggia while at Torino.

Cesena

After a successful loan with the Serie B champions, he signed for Cesena in a co-ownership deal for €750,000. In June 2011 Cesena acquired Malonga outright for another €1.4 million, making him cost €2.15 million. (i.e. they paid Torino an additional €650,000 on top of the €750,000 already booked in the balance sheets for co-ownership) He also signed a new 3+1 year contract. However the club relegated at the end of 2011–12 Serie A, which saw Malonga sent out on loan to other clubs for the rest of his contract.

On 31 August 2012, Malonga joined Serie B side Vicenza on a season-long loan. Malonga made his debut soon after against Cesena and scored in a 3–1 win. Malonga would then add three more goal in his next three games against Juve Stabia, Hellas Verona and Brescia Calcio. At the end of the season, Malonga had scored a total of 10 goals at Vicenza.

On 2 September 2013, he joined Spanish Segunda División side Real Murcia on a season-long loan. After making the move to Spain, Malonga stated that his aim for the season was to score more than the ten goals he had produced at Vicenza. Malonga made his debut for the club on 21 September 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minutes, in a draw against SD Eibar. It took until 15 December 2013 for Malonga to score his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win over Barcelona B. Malonga would score four further goals that season, thus failing to achieve his aim of scoring ten in the season.

Malonga was released by Cesena on 24 July 2014 ahead of the 2014–15 season.

Hibernian

On 5 September 2014, it was announced that Malonga had joined Hibernian on a two-year contract. He scored on his debut as Hibernian beat Cowdenbeath 3–2 on 13 September 2014. On 26 October 2014, Malonga scored the opening goal in the Edinburgh Derby against Hearts, but a late equaliser meant Hibernian had to settle for a 1–1 draw. On 22 November 2014, he scored a hat-trick as Hibernian won 6–3 away at Dumbarton. His contract was due to finish in the summer of 2016 but left the club on 27 January 2016.

Pro Vercelli

Malonga subsequently returned to Italy, signing for Serie B side Pro Vercelli for an undisclosed fee from Hibernian.

Elche

Malonga left Pro Vercelli in January 2017 by mutual consent and subsequently joined Segunda División side Elche.

Servette

On 28 August 2017, Malonga signed with Swiss Challenge League side Servette. He made six substitute appearances that season in the league and one substitute appearance in the Swiss Cup, but failed to make an appearance in the second half of the season.

Chania

After leaving Servette in the summer, Malonga went on trial with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain in August 2018.

On 12 September 2018, Malonga signed with Greek Football League side Chania Kissamikos. On 27 October 2018, he made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute against Sparta and scored a penalty. He would make five more league appearances that season, including two starts.

Cavalry FC

On 27 March 2019, Malonga signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC. Malonga was a key player in Cavalry's inaugural season, scoring thirteen goals in all competitions, and being nominated for CPL Player of the Year, as Cavalry finished the season as runners up. Malonga would not be listed on Cavalry's training camp roster for the 2020 season, ending his time with the club after one season.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 6 March 2020, Malonga signed a contract with Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

International career

On 30 August 2012, he received a call-up to the Congo national team. Malonga also previously represented France U19.

Malonga was again selected by the Congo in November 2014. He made his first full international appearance in 1–0 win for Congo against Sudan. The victory for Congo secured their qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Malonga was named as a substitute for all four of Congo's matches in the Cup of Nations in January 2015, coming on during the second half in three of them, including the quarter-final defeat at the hands of neighbours D.R. Congo.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 March 2020.
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino2007–08Serie A91000091
2008–0900000000
Total91000091
Foggia (loan)2008–09Lega Pro Prima Divisione1010000101
Cesena2009–10Serie B2280000228
2010–11Serie A2221000232
2011–121301000140
2012–13Serie B00000000
2013–1400000000
Total571020005910
Vicenza (loan)2012–13Serie B381000003810
Murcia (loan)2013–14Segunda División2851000295
Hibernian2014–15Scottish Championship24133023203116
2015–16194112110236
Total43174144305422
Pro Vercelli2015–16Serie B16300163
2016–1700000000
Total1630000163
Elche2016–17Segunda División910091
Servette2017–18Swiss Challenge League60100070
Chania2018–19Greek Football League61200081
Cavalry FC2019Canadian Premier League241152203113
Lokomotiv Plovdiv2019–20Bulgarian First League00000000
Career total24660153445027067

International

As of 31 January 2017.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Congo
201410
201540
201620
201700
Total70
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