| Frantz Pangop | |
| Fullname: | Frantz Pangop T'chidjui |
| Birth Date: | 1993 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Douala, Cameroon |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Darby FC |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | Sable FC |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | Coton Sport |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Örgryte |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Union Douala |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Minnesota United |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | SC Rheindorf Altach |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Darby FC |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 20 August 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 January 2018 |
Frantz Pangop T'chidjui (born 18 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.
He began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Sable and Coton Sport.[1]
In March 2014, he joined Swedish club Örgryte in the third tier Division 1 Södra.[2]
He then returned to Cameroon with Union Douala.[3]
In January 2018, Pangop signed a one-year contract with Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer.[4] [5] He joined on a transfer fee of $65,000.[6] He made his debut on March 24 against the New York Red Bulls.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a mid-season exhibition match against Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa on July 11.[8] At the end of the season, Minnesota declined his contract option for the following season.[9]
In June 2019, Pangop signed with SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga.[10] [11] He joined on a two-year contract, with a club option for an additional season.[12] He departed the club in December 2020 by mutual consent, subsequently dealing with an injury that kept him out of football activities.[13]
In 2023, he played with Canadian club Darby in League1 Ontario.[14]
In 2012, he was called up to the Cameroon U20.[15]
He debuted for the Cameroon senior team at the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification tournament (with a B squad selection).[16] He was then subsequently called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches the following month, with a full A squad continegent.[17] [18] He subsequently scored in his first game with the full A team on October 7, 2017 against Algeria, two minutes after entering the match as a late-game substitute.[19] [20]
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[21]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2017 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification | |||
| 2. | 7 October 2017 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |