Anthony Walongwa

Anthony Walongwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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. 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. He holds French and Congolese nationalities.

Club career

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

International career

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

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.