Chris Malonga

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malonga goal.

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. 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. But when both clubs meet again on 29 March 2008, which Bordeaux won 2–1, 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. 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. Despite this, he scored on the final game of the season in a 3–2 loss against Rennes. At the end of the season, Malonga had a successful…

Born in France, Malonga holds French and Congolese nationalities. He made his debut with for the Congo national team in 2008. He represented Congo at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.