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)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2014 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Nantes 6 (0)
2018 → Grenoble (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 DR Congo U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2016

Anthony Walongwa (born 15 October 1993) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nantes. He represented DR Congo at U20 level.

Club career

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

International career

Walongwa was born in France to a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a mother from the Republic of Congo.[2] Walongwa represented the DR Congo U20s in the 2013 Toulon Tournament,[3] and the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "FC Nantes vs. SM Caen" (in French). lfp.fr. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Nantes, FC. "Groupe pro : Première pour Anthony Walongwa !". www.fcnantes.com.
  3. ↑ "::: Festival International Espoirs ::: Les Archives du Festival". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  4. ↑ "Première pour Anthony Walongwa !" (in French). fcnantes.com. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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