Samuel Essende

In this Congolese name, the surname is Essende and the post-surname is Mbongu.
Samuel Essende
Essende in 2017
Personal information
Full name Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2016 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 35 (5)
2018–2019 → Eupen (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2021 Avranches 35 (7)
2019–2021 Avranches B 3 (1)
2021–2022 Pau 32 (7)
2022–2024 Caen 28 (4)
2023 Caen II 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Vizela (loan) 18 (9)
2024 Vizela 13 (6)
2024– FC Augsburg 6 (2)
International career‡
2024– DR Congo 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:28, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Emmanuel Essende Mbongu (born 30 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Essende joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy at the age of 12, and spent his entire youth footballing career with them.[2] On 10 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with PSG, keeping him with the club until 1 June 2021.[3]

On 22 August 2018, Essende signed on loan with Eupen in Belgium.[4] He made his professional debut with Eupen in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over Mouscron on 25 August 2018.[5]

In August 2019, Essende signed for Championnat National side Avranches.[6]

In 2021, Essende joined Ligue 2 side Pau.

On 20 June 2022, Essende signed a contract with Caen until 2025.[7]

On 20 July 2023, Caen sent Essende on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Vizela.[8] After he scored 10 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions during the first half of the season, Vizela triggered a buy-clause and permanently signed Essende on contract until June 2026.[9]

On 28 June 2024, Essende signed a four-year deal with Augsburg in Germany.[10] Essende scored a goal and had a second goal disallowed on his Bundesliga debut, a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.[11]

International career

Essende made his debut for the DR Congo national team on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Senegal at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium. He played the full match as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[12]

Personal life

Born in France, Essende holds both French and Congolese nationalities.[13] Growing up, Essende was nicknamed 'Wolf', and idolised Zlatan Ibrahimović.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint Germain II 2015–16 CFA 2 0 — — 2 0
2016–17 CFA 19 2 — — 19 2
2017–18 Championnat National 2 14 3 — — 14 3
Total 35 5 — — 35 5
Eupen (loan) 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 16 0 3 0 — 19 0
US Avranches II 2019–20 Championnat National 3 3 1 — — 3 1
US Avranches 2019–20 Championnat National 18 3 0 0 — 18 3
2020–21 Championnat National 27 8 1 1 — 28 9
Total 45 11 1 1 — 46 12
Pau FC 2021–22 Ligue 2 32 7 1 1 — 33 8
Caen 2022–23 Ligue 2 28 4 2 1 — 30 5
Caen II 2022–23 Championnat National 2 2 0 — — 2 0
Vizela 2023–24[c] Primeira Liga 25 13 3 1 1 0 29 14
Augsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 6 2 2 2 — 8 4
Career total 192 43 12 6 1 0 205 49
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Part of this season was spent on loan

International

As of match played 10 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
DR Congo 2024 5 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "AlKass Cup Start List 2014" (PDF). reysol.co.jp. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Info FM : Samuel Essende, le talent du PSG qui attise les convoitises".
  3. ^ "PSG : Premier contrat pro pour Samuel Essende". 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "La KAS Eupen prête l'attaquant français Samuel Essende › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. AS Eupen - 25 août 2018". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Samuel Essende joins US Avranches". Paris Saint-Germain Official Site. 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "SAMUEL ESSENDE REJOINT LE STADE MALHERBE" (in French). Caen. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Samuel Essende para o ataque" [Samuel Essende for the attack]. FC Vizela (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Essende é jogador do FC Vizela até 2026" [Essende is a FC Vizela player until 2026] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Samuel Essende joins Augsburg on four-year deal". FC Augsburg. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ "FCA kick off league season with entertaining 2-2 draw at home to Werder Bremen". FC Augsburg. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Senegal v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Samuel ESSENDE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. ^ "'Wolf' is hungry for goals: Essende in focus". FC Augsburg. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ Samuel Essende at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2021.