Geoffrey Kondogbia

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Geoffrey Kondogbia
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Kondogbia with France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Nemours, France
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Internazionale
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2003 Nandy
2003–2004 Sénart-Moissy
2004–2010 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Lens B 18 (1)
2010–2012 Lens 35 (1)
2012–2013 Sevilla 33 (1)
2013–2015 Monaco 49 (2)
2015– Internazionale 26 (1)
International career‡
2008–2009 France U16 5 (1)
2009 France U17 6 (0)
2010–2011 France U18 12 (5)
2011–2012 France U19 12 (1)
2012–2013 France U20 13 (2)
2013–2014 France U21 9 (1)
2013– France 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Geoffrey Kondogbia (born 15 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Italian club Internazionale and the French national team as a defensive midfielder. He can also play as a central defender or left back.[2]

He started his career at Lens,[3] then signed with Sevilla at the age of 19. In 2013, he was bought by Monaco for €20 million, and then by Internazionale for €31 million two years later.

Kondogbia gained 57 caps for France across its youth levels,[3] before making his debut for the senior team in 2013.

Club career

Lens

Kondogbia was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne of Central African descent, joining RC Lens' youth system at the age of 11. On 11 April 2010 he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a four-year deal.[4] On 21 November he made his debut in Ligue 1, appearing as a substitute against Olympique Lyonnais.[5]

Kondogbia spent the 2011–12 season in Ligue 2 after the Sang et Or's relegation. He scored his only official goal for the team on 13 April 2012, netting the opener in a 3–0 success at Tours FC.[6]

Sevilla

On 24 July 2012, Kondogbia signed with Spanish club Sevilla FC for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of €3 million.[7][8] He first appeared in La Liga on 15 September, replacing goalscorer Piotr Trochowski in the 82nd minute of the 1–0 defeat of reigning champions Real Madrid, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[9] He scored his first goal for the Andalusians on 28 January 2013 of the following year, heading home the first for his team in an eventual 3–0 home derby win against Granada CF.[10]

In Sevilla's semi-final second leg tie of the Copa del Rey against eventual winners Atlético Madrid, on 27 February 2013, Kondogbia picked up a red card as his team ended the match with nine men in the 2–2 home draw, and fell to a 3–4 aggregate loss.[11][12]

Monaco

On 31 August 2013 Kondogbia returned to his country, signing a five-year contract with newly promoted AS Monaco FC worth €20 million.[13] He contributed with 26 games and one goal in his first season, helping the club finish second and return to the UEFA Champions League after one decade.

In the Champions League round-of-16's first leg, on 25 February 2015, Kondogbia put his team ahead at Arsenal in an eventual 3–1 win.[14]

Internazionale

On 22 June 2015, Serie A club Internazionale announced that they had signed Kondogbia on a five-year contract for a €31 million fee,[15] subject to a medical.[16][17] He scored his first goal for his new team on 8 November, the only away against Torino FC.[18] On 14 February of the following year, he was sent off at the conclusion of a bad-tempered 1–2 loss at ACF Fiorentina for sarcastically applauding the referee; he received a two-match ban.[19]

International career

Kondogbia was selected to the French squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[20] In the nation's first group match against Ghana, on 21 June, he scored the opening goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat of the Africans,[21] being chosen by some publications as "Man of the match" for his all-around performance;[22] he netted his second goal of the tournament against the hosts, who were defeated 1–4 in the round-of-16.[23]

Kondogbia made his debut for the full team on 14 August 2013 at the age of only 20, playing 63 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw in Belgium.[24]

Personal life

Kondogbia's older brother, Evans, is also a footballer. He spent most of his career in Belgium, and represented the Central African Republic internationally.[3][25]

Statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2016[26]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens 2010–11 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2011–12 32 1 0 0 4 0 — — 36 1
Total 35 1 0 0 4 0 — — 39 1
Sevilla 2012–13 31 1 6 0 — — — 38 1
2013–14 2 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 3 0
Total 33 1 6 0 — 1 0 — 41 1
Monaco
2013–14 26 1 4 1 1 0 — — 31 2
2014–15 22 1 2 0 0 0 8[lower-alpha 2] 1 — 32 2
Total 48 2 6 1 1 0 8 1 — 63 4
Internazionale 2015–16 26 1 4 0 — — — 30 1
Total 26 1 4 0 — — — 30 1
Career total 142 5 16 1 5 0 9 1 — 173 7

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International

As of 7 September 2015[27]
France
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2015 4 0
Total 5 0

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as Coupe de France, Copa del Rey and Coppa Italia

External links

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  15. ↑ F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
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  26. ↑ Geoffrey Kondogbia at Soccerway
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