Dominique Malonga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominique Sossorobla Malonga | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Châtenay-Malabry, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Elche | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Montrouge FC 92 | ||
| 2002–2004 | Tours | ||
| 2004–2007 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Torino | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Foggia (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Cesena | 57 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | → Vicenza (loan) | 38 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Murcia (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Hibernian | 43 | (17) |
| 2016–2017 | Pro Vercelli | 16 | (3) |
| 2017– | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U19 | 2 | (2) |
| 2014– | Congo | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC) |
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Dominique Sossorobla Malonga (born 8 January 1989) is a French born Congolese footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División side Elche. Malonga has previously played for Italian sides Torino, Foggia, Cesena, Vicenza and Pro Vercelli, as well as Murcia in Spain and Hibernian in Scotland.
Born in Châtenay-Malabry, France, Malonga grew up in the suburbs of Paris to Congolese parents. Malonga grew up supporting Monaco, which later he ended up joining as a youth team. Malonga later described his time at Monaco, quoting: "It is beautiful and Monte Carlo is beautiful and we were very privileged, because in the stadium we had a school and everything we needed. It was a great, great, great centre. They don’t get many people going to their games, though. The money is good but the fans are not as good. It is better to play here.".
In 2007, after three years at Monaco, Malonga joined Torino, where he would stay until 2011. Malonga stated that he felt moving to Italy gave him confidence and that he wasn't scared. He made his Serie A debut on 23 September 2007, against A.C. Siena. However, his time at Torino was plagued with injuries. He spent a period on loan at Foggia while at Torino.
After a successful loan with the Serie B champions, he signed for Cesena in a co-ownership deal for €750,000. In June 2011 Cesena acquired Malonga outright for another €1.4 million, making him cost €2.15 million. (i.e. they paid Torino an additional €650,000 on top of the €750,000 already booked in the balance sheets for co-ownership) He also signed a new 3+1 year contract. However the club relegated at the end of 2011–12 Serie A, which saw Malonga sent out on loan to other clubs for the rest of his contract.
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