Hervin Ongenda

Hervin Scicchitano Ongenda (born 24 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger.

Hervin Ongenda
Ongenda with Paris Saint-Germain in 2014
Personal information
Full name Hervin Scicchitano Ongenda
Date of birth (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
2003–2004 Paris FC
2004–2006 Les Lilas
2006–2013 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Paris Saint-Germain B 39 (13)
2013–2017 Paris Saint-Germain 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Bastia (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2015 → Bastia B (loan) 6 (2)
2017 Zwolle 3 (0)
2018 Real Murcia 2 (0)
2018–2020 Botoșani 54 (6)
2020 Chievo 3 (0)
2020–2022 Botoșani 51 (7)
2022 Apollon Limassol 13 (1)
2023 Rapid București 4 (0)
International career
2010–2011 France U16 11 (8)
2011–2012 France U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 France U18 4 (1)
2013 France U19 3 (1)
2013 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023

Club career

Described by French newspaper Le Parisien as the top talent in a generation of French players which included Kingsley Coman, Anthony Martial and Adrien Rabiot,[1] Ongenda made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain on 6 January 2013, in a Coupe de France 4–3 victory over Arras.

On 3 August 2013, he featured in the Trophée des Champions against Bordeaux, coming on for Javier Pastore in the 73rd minute and scoring the equaliser eight minutes later as PSG went on to win 2–1.[2] He registered his first Ligue 1 match at 9 August, in a 1–1 draw at Montpellier. Ongenda was loaned for the 2014–15 season to fellow league side Bastia.[3] Upon his return in the capital, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal on 22 November 2015, in a 2–1 defeat of Lorient.[4]

Ongenda joined Dutch side Zwolle in January 2017; despite signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Zwolle, he only spent five months there and played games before being released.[1] On 12 March 2018, having not made an official appearance in more than a year, he signed for Segunda División B side Real Murcia.[5] He again left several months later, having played two games.[1]

On 17 July 2018, Ongenda agreed a contract with Romanian team FC Botoșani.[6] Ten days later, he made his Liga I debut in a 2–0 home victory against Hermannstadt. On 13 January 2020, he signed with Italian Serie B club Chievo until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to extend the contract until 2022.[7] Ongenda returned to Botoșani in September 2020, after failing to make an impact during his stint in Italy.

International career

Born in France, Ongenda is of DR Congolese descent. He is a former youth international for France, having played up to the France U21s.[8]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain[9]

Individual

References
  1. "The rollercoaster ride of PSG's lost superstar". BBC Sport.
  2. "CHAMPIONS PARIS START WITH A TROPHÉE!". Paris St. Germain. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "Ongenda à Bastia !" (in French). sc-bastia.net. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. "Lorient 1-2 Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. "HERVIN ONGENDA, NUEVO JUGADOR DEL REAL MURCIA" [HERVIN ONGENDA, NEW PLAYER OF REAL MURCIA] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. "Remarcatul serii, Hervin Ongenda". Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: HERVIN ONGENDA È GIALLOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Chievo. 13 January 2020.
  8. TOMEGAH, Rodolph (February 23, 2018). "Hervin Ongenda: L'attaquant franco-congolais dans la galère".
  9. Hervin Ongenda at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.


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