Josué Balamandji

Josué Balamandji

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Personal information
Full name	Josué Kossingou Balamandji
Date of birth	(1989-08-09) 9 August 1989
Place of birth	Bangui, Central African Republic
Height
Position(s)	Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team	Mulhouse
Youth career
2000–2004	Red Star
2004–2007	Lens
2007–2009	Lorient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Plabennec	1	(0)
2010–2011	Villemomble	21	(11)
2011–2012	Reims	1	(0)
2012–2013	Paris FC	12	(3)
2013	Chernomorets Burgas	6	(1)
2015–	Mulhouse	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–	Central African Republic	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Josué Kossingou Balamandji (born 9 August 1989 in Bangui) is a Central African footballer who currently plays for Mulhouse. He plays as either a striker or a winger.

Career

Club career

Balamandji was born in Bangui and moved to France at two months old. After rotating between both countries in his youth, at the age of eight, his family moved permanently to France settling in Paris. Balamandji began his career with Red Star before joining professional club Lens at the age of 15. Following the 2006–07 season, he was released from the club and, subsequently, signed with Lorient. With Lorient, Balamandji played on the club's reserve team. After two years with Lorient, he signed with Plabennec in the Championnat National. Balamandji only made one appearance with the team in the 2009–10 season.

Prior to the 2010–11 season, Balamandji joined amateur club Villemomble in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. The forward had a successful campaign appearing in 20 matches and scoring 11 goals, which included a double against his former club Red Star. On 24 May 2011, it was announced that Balamandji had signed his first professional contract agreeing to a two-year deal with Reims. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 win over his former club Lens.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 28 November 2011)

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plabennec	2009–10	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Total		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Villemomble	2010–11	20	11	0	0	—		—		20	11
Total		20	11	0	0	—		—		20	11
Reims	2011–12	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Total		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total		22	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	11

External links

• Josué Balamandji – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Josué Balamandji at L'Équipe Football (French)