Frédéric Bong Explained

Frédéric Bong
Birth Date:27 July 1987
Birth Place:Douala, Cameroon
Height:1.87 m
Currentclub:AS Echiré Saint-Gelais
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2004–2008
Youthclubs1:Créteil
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:Créteil
Caps1:81
Goals1:4
Years2:2011–2016
Clubs2:Chamois Niortais
Caps2:120
Goals2:2
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Chamois Niortais B
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2016–2018
Clubs4:Paris FC
Caps4:71
Goals4:3
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs5:Valenciennes
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:→ SC Lyon (loan)
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2020
Clubs7:Valenciennes B
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2021–
Clubs8:AS Echiré Saint-Gelais

Frédéric Bong (born 27 July 1987) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Régional 1 club AS Echiré Saint-Gelais.

Career

Bong was born in Douala, Cameroon. He joined US Créteil-Lusitanos in 2004 after being scouted in Italy playing with a Cameroon national youth team. Bong signed his first professional contract in January 2009.[1] Prior to that, he made his debut for the club in November 2008. He went on to make a total of 80 league appearances in three seasons with Créteil. On 26 May 2011, Bong joined Chamois Niortais as their first signing of the summer.[2]

In his first season with the club, Niort won promotion to Ligue 2.[3] He made his Ligue 2 debut in the first match of the 2012–13 season, a 1–1 draw against Clermont.[4] He remained with Niort for five season, four of which were in Ligue 2.

In June 2016, Bong signed a two-year contract with Paris FC in the Championnat National. For the second time he won promotion to Ligue 2, and in the summer of 2018 he was made captain for the 2018–19 season.[5]

In January 2019, Bong signed a 2.5-year contract with Valenciennes.[6] Short of playing time at the club, he moved on loan to SC Lyon in June 2020 until the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]

Career statistics

[8]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Créteil2008–09National172400000212
2009–10National331210000352
2010–11National311400000351
Total8141010000915
Chamois Niortais2011–12National331400000371
2012–13Ligue 2271202000311
2013–14Ligue 2250301000290
2014–15Ligue 2140301000180
2015–16Ligue 2210301000250
Total120215050001402
Chamois Niortais B2015–16CFA 21010
Paris FC2016–17National261002020301
2017–18Ligue 2281200000301
2018–19Ligue 2171001000181
Total713203020783
Valenciennes2018–19Ligue 290000090
2019–20Ligue 25020000070
Total140200000160
Valenciennes B2019–20National 31010
SC Lyon (loan)2020–21National2100000210
Career total3099291802034810

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frédéric Bong passe pro! . US Créteil-Lusitanos . French . 10 January 2009 . 11 July 2010 . 4 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304015102/http://www.uscl.fr/spip.php?article832 . dead .
  2. Web site: Penland. Erwann. Niort: Frédéric Bong (Créteil) première recrue. Foot National. 5 July 2011. Roubaix. 26 May 2011. 28 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110528075117/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-22735.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Mercato : Frédéric Bong s’engage au Paris FC. camfoot.com. fr. 22 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Niort vs. Clermont 1-1. Soccerway. 27 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Frédéric Bong a été un peu surpris d’être nommé capitaine du Paris FC. maligue2.fr. 3 August 2018. fr.
  6. Web site: Frédéric Bong au VAFC !. Valenciennes FC. 30 January 2019. 2 February 2019.
  7. Web site: National. Frédéric Bong (V.A.) prêté au SC Lyon. footamateur.fr. fr. 30 June 2020.
  8. Web site: Frédéric Bong. footballdatabase.eu. 10 February 2021.