Isaac Matondo

Isaac Matondo
Matondo in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Koper
Number 45
Youth career
2009–2010 AS Chantepie
2010–2017 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Rennes B 60 (13)
2021 Sion 0 (0)
2022 Fougères [fr] 12 (10)
2022–2023 Les Herbiers 29 (16)
2023–2024 Concarneau 29 (1)
2024– Koper 4 (1)
International career
2017–2018 France U19 10 (3)
2018–2019 France U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:38, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Isaac Matondo (born 24 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper. Born in DR Congo, he represented France at youth international level.

Club career

Matondo was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo. He moved to France in 2009,[2] soon joining the academy of Rennes after initially playing for nearby club AS Chantepie.[1] He made his way through Rennes's youth ranks, eventually playing for the club's reserve side starting in 2017. In January 2019, he made his first appearance on the teamsheet for Rennes's senior team in a Coupe de France match.[2]

In 2021, Matondo joined Swiss club Sion on a four-year contract. However, he terminated his contract after not being able to play for the first team due to the high number of foreign players at the club.[3] In January 2022, Matondo signed for Championnat National 3 club Fougères [fr] on a contract until the end of the season.[3] Following "good performances" during which he scored ten goals and provided two assists in twelve league games, he signed for Championnat National 2 club Les Herbiers in June 2022.[4][5] In the 2022–23 season with Les Herbiers, Matondo scored sixteen goals in twenty-nine matches, and was considered a "revelation".[4]

On 24 June 2023, Matondo signed for Ligue 2 club Concarneau on a two-year deal.[5][6] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Bastia on 5 August 2023.[7]

On 5 September 2024, Matondo signed for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper.[8]

International career

Matondo holds both French and DR Congolese nationalities.[9]

He made his debut for the France under-19s in July 2017, eventually scoring three goals in ten matches for the team. He played seven matches for the under-20s from September 2018 to March 2019.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Isaac Matondo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
  2. ^ a b "Isaac MATONDO". Rougememoire.com (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mercato. L'ancien du Stade Rennais Isaac Matondo rejoint Fougères". Ouest-France (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Penet, Joel (20 April 2023). "National 2. Isaac Matondo se révèle avec Les Herbiers". Foot Amateur (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Isaac Matondo rejoint les Thoniers" (in French). US Concarneau. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ligue 2. L'Herbretais Isaac Matondo, première recrue estivale de l'US Concarneau". Ouest-France (in French). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Concarneau vs. Bastia". Soccerway. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Koper confirmed the arrival of former young French representative: Isaac Matondo will also prove himself at Bonifika - Planet Nogomet". 5 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Isaac MATONDO". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.