Jean-Victor Makengo
Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A side Udinese.[1] Makengo is of DR Congolese descent.[2]
 Jean-Victor Makengo in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Victor Makengo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Étampes FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Malesherbes | ||
| 2010–2011 | Linas-Montlhéry | ||
| 2011–2014 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Caen II | 18 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Caen | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Nice II | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Toulouse (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2020– | Udinese | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | France U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Makengo is a youth exponent from SM Caen. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux.[3] His potential had him linked to top clubs such as both Manchester United and Manchester City.[4] On 31 August 2016, French side FC Lorient made a €5 million bid for the midfielder, refused by Caen.
He scored his first two goals in a professional match against AS Nancy in 4–2 in Coupe de la Ligue. He made 17 appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season, he was called up to France U21 team but missed the matches due to injuries.
On 9 June 2017, Makengo joined French side OGC Nice.[5]
On 25 June 2019, Makengo was loaned to Toulouse for one year with an option to buy.[6]
On 5 October 2020, Makengo joined Udinese for five years, with a transfer fee around €3.5 million.[7]
Personal life
Born in France, Makengo is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 March 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Nice | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | ||
Honours
References
- "France - J. Makengo - Soccerway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-RDC : DECOUVREZ LE FRANCO-CONGOLAIS, JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO (bleu)".
- "Bordeaux vs. Caen - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- Karouri, Khaled (27 May 2015). "Info FM, Caen : le champion d'Europe U17 Makengo a la cote". Foot Mercato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Football. Jean-Victor Makengo du SM Caen à l'OGC Nice, c'est officiel". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) prêté à son tour à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) signe à l'Udinese". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
- "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Léopards /à la découverte : Jean-Victor Makengo, un milieu très puissant, aussi un buteur". www.mediacongo.net.
External links
- Jean-Victor Makengo at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.