| Cedric Gondo | |
| Fullname: | Diomandè Yann Cedric Gondo |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Divo, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Reggiana |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Albignasego |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fiorentina |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Fiorentina |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Ternana (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Asteras Tripoli |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Pescara |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Teramo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Rieti |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Lazio |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Salernitana (loan) |
| Caps8: | 53 |
| Goals8: | 11 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Salernitana |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Cremonese |
| Caps10: | 15 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | → Ascoli (loan) |
| Caps11: | 34 |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | → Reggiana (loan) |
| Caps12: | 31 |
| Goals12: | 6 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | Reggiana |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
Diomandè Yann Cedric Gondo (born 25 November 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Reggiana.
Gondo was born in Divo, in the south of the Ivory Coast; at age seven he moved to Italy with his family,[1] settling in Casier, in the province of Treviso.[2]
Gondo began his youth career with Fiorentina.[3] [4] On 24 August 2015, he was sent on loan with the right of purchase to Serie B side Ternana.[5] He made his professional debut on 6 September against Trapani, replacing Fabio Ceravolo in the 74th minute.[6] Gondo scored his first goal with Ternana on 12 December against Como.[7] He ended the season scoring two goals in 25 appearances.
On 9 August 2016, Gondo was signed by Asteras Tripolis, with whom he signed a four-year contract.[8] He made his debut in the Super League Greece on 25 September against Atromitos, coming on as a substitute in the 34th minute of the second half in place of Pablo Mazza.[9]
On 2 September 2019, after some experiences in Serie C, he was signed by Lazio, who sent him on loan to Salernitana.[10] Starting as a reserve,[11] he gradually carved out a place as a starter under Gian Piero Ventura,[12] scoring six goals – including the goal that allowed his side to win 2–1 in the derby against Juve Stabia – and making nine assists.[13]
On 30 January 2022, Gondo signed with Cremonese.[14] On 10 August 2022, he moved on loan to Ascoli, with an option to buy.[15] On 30 August 2023, Gondo moved on a new loan to Reggiana, with an obligation to buy if Reggiana avoided relegation from Serie B.[16] Reggiana avoided it.
Gondo is a versatile centre-forward, whose main characteristics are his physicality, agility, and aerial play.[17] [18] [19]
Gondo is known for having participated in both seasons of MTV's reality TV show, when he was a Fiorentina youth player.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ternana (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2016–17 | Super League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Teramo (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Rieti | 2018–19 | Serie C | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||||
| Salernitana | 2019–20 | Serie B | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 12 | |||||
| Cremonese | 2021–22 | Serie B | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 201 | 33 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 206 | 33 | |||||