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Chris Malonga
	Malonga with Laval in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi
Date of birth	11 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sens, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Racing Besançon
Youth career
2001–2003	Auxerre
2003–2004	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2004–2007	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Nancy
2010–2013	Monaco
2012–2013	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)
2013–2014	Vitória Guimarães
2014	Vitória Guimarães B
2014–2015	Lausanne-Sport
2015–2017	Laval
2019–2021	Martigues
2021–	Racing Besançon
International career‡
2006–2016	Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 16 May 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018

Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi (born 11 July 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Racing Besançon. Born in France, he represented Congo at international level.

Club career

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.^[3] 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.^[4] But when both clubs meet again on 29 March 2008, which Bordeaux won 2–1,^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8] Despite this, he scored on the final game of the season in a 3–2 loss against Rennes.^[9] At the end of the season, Malonga had a successful debut season, making 32 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He shortly signed a new contract, keeping him until 2011.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2008–09 season Malonga made twelve appearances, due to having a two strain injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season. In the 2009–10 campaign, he recaptured his form and had a good season scoring 4 goals and 6 assists in 25 league matches, including a two goals in consecutive games against Lille and Le Mans on May.^[10] Despite this, ASNL decided to part ways with Malonga.^{[citation needed]} In the 2010–11 season, he made two appearances before leaving for Monaco.

Monaco

In August 2010, Malonga joined Monaco for the fee of €1 million from Nancy and was assigned the number 7 shirt.^[11] On 12 September 2010, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw, against Marseille, having come on as a substitute. Two months later, on 7 November 2010, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over his former club Nancy.^[12] However, the club would be relegated to Ligue 2, due to poor results and Malonga remained at the club despite the club's relegation.^{[citation needed]} The next season, Malonga featured for the last eight games but soon disappeared from the first team, due to new signing.^{[citation needed]}

After two unhappy season at Monaco without making an impact, Malonga went to Switzerland joining Lausanne-Sport on loan for the rest of the season where he will join up with national teammate Matt Moussilou.^[13]^[14] On 14 July 2012, he made his debut, playing in the left-midfield in a 0–0 draw against Thun and two weeks later, he scored his first goal and provided an assist, in a 5–1 win over Servette. During his time with Lausanne-Sport, Malonga became a key player for the club and was a goalscoring threat throughout the season. He returned to Monaco after his one year in Switzerland.

Later career

Malonga once again left Monaco in the last days of the transfer window, to sign a one-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.^[15]

After one year alone to treat a wound, he joined Martigues in January 2019.^[16]

In August 2021, Malonga signed for Racing Besançon.^[17]

International career

Born in France, Malonga holds French and Congolese nationalities.^[18]

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.^[19]^[20]

Career statistics

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

List of international goals scored by Chris Malonga^[21]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2006	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Chad	2–0	3–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	15 November 2011	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe	São Tomé and Príncipe	3–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	9 June 2012	Stade Municipal, Point-Noire, Congo	Niger	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ "Commission de Contrôle des Clubs Professionnels" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 21 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
^ Chris Malonga – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "African goals in Europe: 25–26 August". BBC Sport. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "Gamescast: AS Nancy Lorraince v Bordeaux". ESPN Soccernet. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Gamescast: Bordeaux v AS Nancy Lorraince". ESPN Soccernet. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Lyon keep rivals at bay". France 24. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "A match for Micoud" [Un match pour Micoud] (in French). Sport24. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "A game for Micoud" [Un match pour Micoud] (in French). Le Figaro. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "Gamecast: AS Nancy Lorraine v Stade Rennes". ESPN Soccernet. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Ligue 1 round-up". Sky Sports. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "CHRIS MALONGA SIGN TO AS MONACO FC" [CHRIS MALONGA SIGNE À L’AS MONACO FC] (in French). Monaco Official Website. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Gamecast: AS Nancy Lorraine v AS Monaco". ESPN Soccernet. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Chris Malonga will Lausanne (in French:Chris Malonga sera Lausannois)" (in French). Lausanne-Sport News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ "Malonga lent to Lausanne (in French: Malonga prêté à Lausanne)" (in French). L Equipe. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ "Chris Malonga au Vitoria Guimaraes" [Chris Malonga to Vitoria Guimaraes] (in French). francefootball.fr. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ "Football - National 2 : Chris Malonga en renfort au FC Martigues". La Provence. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "L'ex-Nancéien Chris Malonga signe au Racing Besançon en N3". Esta Republic. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Chris MALONGA NTSAYI". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
^ "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Malonga, Chris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2018.