Chris Malonga

Chris Malonga

Personal information
Full name	Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi[1]
Date of birth	11 July 1987 (1987-07-11) (age 24)
Place of birth	Sens, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Monaco
Number	7
Youth career
2001–2003	Auxerre
2003–2004	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2004–2007	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2010	Nancy	69	(9)
2010–	Monaco	2	(0)
National team‡
2008–	Republic of the Congo	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2010

Francis Chris Malonga Ntsayi (born 11 July 1987 in Sens) is a French-born Congolese football player who currently plays for Monégasque club Monaco in Ligue 1. He plays as a versatile box-to-box midfielder who is capable of playing as either a centre midfielder or an attacker and joined Monaco on 31 August 2010 after the club agreed to a fee of €1 million with Nancy.

Malonga 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 AS Nancy and spent three years in the club's youth academy before making his professional debut during the 2007–08 season. Malonga had a successful debut season and, after an injury-prone 2008–09 season, returned to form for the 2009–10 campaign. In August 2010, he joined Monaco from Nancy and was assigned the number 7 shirt. Despite being born in France, Malonga is a Congolese international having made his debut with the team in 2008.

References

1. ^ "Commission de Contrôle des Clubs Professionnels" (in French). French Football Federation. 21 August 2007. http://www.fff.fr/common/bib_res/ressources/280000/8500/331605_41.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2011. 

External links

• Chris Malonga French league stats at LFP.fr (French)

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Name	Malonga, Chris
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Date of birth	11 July 1987
Place of birth	Sens, France
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