Senna Miangué

Senna Miangué

Miangué with Cagliari in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Senna Malik Miangué[1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium[2]
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Cercle Brugge
Number	18
Youth career
	Beerschot
2013–2015	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Inter Milan	3	(0)
2017	→ Cagliari (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2022	Cagliari	11	(0)
2018–2020	→ Standard Liège (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2021	→ Eupen (loan)	24	(0)
2021–2022	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	19	(3)
2022–	Cercle Brugge	28	(0)
International career^‡
2012	Belgium U15	4	(0)
2012–2013	Belgium U16	10	(0)
2014–2015	Belgium U18	5	(0)
2014–2016	Belgium U19	11	(0)
2016–2019	Belgium U21	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Senna Malik Miangué (born 5 February 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cercle Brugge. Having previously played in the academies of Beerschot and Royal Antwerp in his native Belgium, Miangué moved to Italy in 2013 to join Serie A side Internazionale.^[4]

Club career

Inter Milan

He appeared on the bench for Inter for the first time on 10 April 2016.^[4] He made his Serie A debut for the club on 28 August 2016, coming off the bench for Davide Santon in a 1–1 draw with Palermo.^[2] Two days later, he was rewarded with a new four-year deal with the club.^[5] He made his UEFA Europa League debut for Inter on 29 September in a 3–1 loss to Sparta Prague. Miangué made a total of four appearances for the club before signing for Cagliari, initially on loan, and then permanently.

Cagliari

On 26 January 2017, fellow Serie A side Cagliari announced Miangué's signing on loan for the remainder of the season, with the club retaining the option of purchase at the end thereof.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 29 January and assisted Marco Borriello for a 92nd-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Bologna.^[7] He made two further appearances, as Cagliari ended the season in 11th position. On 30 June, he signed for the club permanently.^[8][9]

The following season, on 30 December, he received his first ever red card, when he was sent off in a league win over Atalanta.^[10]

Standard Liège (loan)

On 28 June 2018, Miangué returned to his native Belgium to join Standard Liège on a two-year loan deal.^[11] Miangue failed to win a place in the starting lineup for the club, losing out in the competition to Nicolas Gavory and financially troubled Standard eventually declined the option to take him over for three million euros.^[12]

Eupen (loan)

On 7 July 2020, Miangué joined Eupen on loan until 30 June 2021.^[13] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home win over Gent on 11 September, playing the full game at left-back.^[14] Miangué ended the season with 24 appearances, before returning to Cagliari as his loan spell ended.^[15]

Cercle Brugge

On 15 June 2021, it was announced that Miangué had joined Cercle Brugge on loan until 30 June 2022, with Cercle also having negotiated an option to buy in the deal.^[3] He made his debut as a starter on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.^[16] At that point, Miangué had been substituted due to a hamstring injury in the 36th minute for Boris Popovic.^[17][18]

On 23 June 2022, Cercle Brugge agreed on a permanent transfer with Cagliari and Miangué signed a three-year contract with the club.^[19]

International career

After having represented Belgium at various youth levels (starting in 2012 with the under-15 until 2019 with the under-21), Miangué switched nationality in March 2020, by accepting the call from Congo in the view of the double match against Eswatini for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I.^[20][21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2021.^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup^1		Continental^2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Milan	2016–17	Serie A	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Cagliari	2016–17	Serie A	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2017–18		11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		15	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
Standard Liège	2018–19	Belgian Pro League	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20		3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Eupen	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	24	0	0	0	—		24	0
Cercle Brugge	2021–22		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			27	0	2	0	2	0	31	0

¹ Includes Coppa Italia matches.
² Includes UEFA Europa League matches.

Personal life

Miangué was born in Antwerp, Belgium, to a Congolese Malagasy father, Boniface, who was also a footballer, and a Belgian Flemish mother, Anneke.^[22] His younger brother Che Malik was part of The Voice van Vlaanderen on VTM and played football for Royal Antwerp F.C.,^[23] his sister Morane is a singer and a former contestant on The Voice van Vlaanderen.^[24] He is named after former Brazilian Formula 1 World Champion, Ayrton Senna.^[22] He is also fluent in four languages.^[25]

References

1. "Miangue signed a 4 years contract renewal following Inter debut". Sempreinter. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. Marino, Guido (26 September 2016). "Profilo - Senna Miangue, il gigante belga che fa sorridere l'Inter". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. "Senna Miangue joins Cercle Brugge | News | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. 15 June 2021.
4. "Jonge Belg voor het eerst op de bank bij Inter Milan". Nieuws Blad (in Dutch). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. Mari, Daniele (30 August 2016). "L'Inter non perde tempo: blindato Senna Miangue, contratto quadriennale". FC Inter 1908 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
6. "Official: Miangue to Cagliari". Football Italia. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
7. "Cagliari v Bologna". Sporting Life. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
8. Bargellini, Luca (30 June 2017). "UFFICIALE: Inter, ceduto Miangue a titolo definitivo al Cagliari". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
9. "Senna Miangue è un giocatore del Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
10. "Three suspended for Week 20". Football Italia. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
11. "Miangue joins Standard Liege". Football Italia. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
12. Aernout, Van Lindt (14 April 2020). "Hebben de financiële problemen nu al gevolgen? 'Standard ziet af van transfer'". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
13. "UFFICIALE: Cagliari, nuovo prestito per Senna Miangue. Giocherà nel KAS Eupen". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
14. "AS Eupen vs. Gent - 11 September 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
15. Senna Miangué at Soccerway
16. Lambrecht, Yannick (24 July 2021). "Regen is spelbreker in het Kiel, Beerschot en Cercle maken match dinsdag af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish).
17. "Beerschot vs. Cercle Brugge - 27 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
18. "Football, le week-end des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Belgique, Bulgarie, Russie et Suède) | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac-congo.com (in French). 31 July 2021.
19. "SENNA MIANGUE JOINS CERCLE UNTIL 2025!". Cercle Brugge. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
20. "Senna Miangue convocato dai Diavoli Rossi... del Congo-Brazzaville". FC Inter News (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
21. "Eerste selectie voor speler van Standard bij Congo Brazzaville". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
22. Taidelli, Luca (30 August 2016). "Inter, Senna Miangue corre come Ayrton: 9 anni per il debutto col Palermo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
23. Rotty, Andreas (11 October 2016). "The Voice van Vlaanderen". GVA (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
24. Wat u mag weten over deze jonge Belgische reus die debuteerde bij grootmacht Inter, Het Laatste Nieuws 31 augustus 2016
25. Libois, Erik (11 October 2016). "Senna Miangue, l'homme pressé". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2016.

External links

• Senna Miangué at the Royal Belgian Football Association