Cyril Ngonge

Cyril Ngonge
Personal information
Date of birth	26 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Uccle, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Napoli
Number	26
Youth career
2006–2014	Anderlecht
2014–2018	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Club Brugge
2019–2020	→ Jong PSV (loan)
2020–2021	RKC Waalwijk
2021–2023	Groningen
2023–2024	Hellas Verona
2024–	Napoli
International career‡
2014–2015	Belgium U15
2015	Belgium U16
2017	Belgium U17
2018	Belgium U18
2018–2019	Belgium U19
2024–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 25 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Cyril Ngonge (born 26 May 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, winger, or forward for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team.^[4]

Club career

Ngonge is a youth exponent from Club Brugge. He made his senior debut on 2 December 2018 in the Belgian Pro League against Standard Liège. He replaced Emmanuel Dennis after 20 minutes.^[5]

On 1 September 2019, Ngonge was loaned out to Jong PSV for the 2019–20 season.^[6]

After his return, he was directly sold to Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.^[7] There, he developed into a starter in his first season and scored his first goal for the club in his fourth game, a 2–2 draw against Feyenoord.^[8]

On 19 January 2023, Ngonge joined Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona.^[9]

Ngonge signed for fellow Italian club Napoli on 19 January 2024.^[10]

International career

Ngonge made his debut for the Belgium national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Italy at Stadio Olimpico. He substituted Loïs Openda in the 87th minute of a 2–2 draw.^[11]

Personal life

Ngonge's father, Michel Ngonge, was also a professional footballer and represented the DR Congo national team.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Club Brugge	2018–19	Belgian Pro League	4	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	0	0	5	0
Jong PSV (loan)	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	22	7	–		–		–		22	7
PSV (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
RKC Waalwijk	2020–21	Eredivisie	20	5	1	0	–		–		21	5
Groningen	2021–22	Eredivisie	31	7	3	1	–		–		34	8
	2022–23	Eredivisie	12	3	1	0	–		–		13	3
	Total		43	10	4	1	–		–		47	11
Hellas Verona	2022–23	Serie A	14	3	0	0	–		1^[c]	2	15	5
	2023–24	Serie A	19	6	2	0	–		–		21	6
	Total		33	9	2	0	–		1	2	36	11
Napoli	2023–24	Serie A	13	1	–		1^[b]	0	0	0	14	1
	2024–25	Serie A	8	0	3	2	–		–		11	2
	Total		21	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	25	3
Career total			143	32	10	3	2	0	1	2	156	37

^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
^ ^a ^b Appearance in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker

International

As of match played 10 October 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Individual

Eredivisie Goal of the Season: 2021–22^[15]
Serie A Goal of the Month: December 2023^[16]

References

^ Huzler, Sébastien (2 July 2020). "Cyril Ngonge, l'attaquant du FC Bruges, est pisté par l'Excel Mouscron". Édition digitale de Mouscron (in French).
^ "Cyril Ngonge". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Cyril Ngonge at WorldFootball.net
^ Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway
^ "Club Brugge vs. Standard Liège - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^ Cyril Ngonge joins PSV U21 on loan, psv.nl, 1 September 2019
^ "RKC Waalwijk: Cyril Ngonge versterkt aanvalslinie RKC Waalwijk". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "RKC Waalwijk reist in laatste speelronde af naar De Kuip". Waalwijk Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 May 2021. Eerder dit seizoen werd het in het Mandemakers Stadion 2-2. Cyril Ngonge opende vlak na rust de score, maar Nicolai Jørgensen maakte niet veel later gelijk. Tien minuten voor tijd werd het via Ola John 2-1, maar opnieuw was het Feyenoord dat kort daarna weer op gelijke hoogte kwam. Ridgeciano Haps was verantwoordelijk voor het slotakkoord.
^ "Benvenuto Cyril Ngonge, nuovo attaccante gialloblù!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Ngonge signs for Napoli". SSC Napoli. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Italy v Belgium game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
^ "Ngonge redt Brugs puntje in UEFA Youth League".
^ Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Cyril Ngonge". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Cyril Ngonge Wins December's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

Profile at the SSC Napoli website
Cyril Ngonge at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Cyril Ngonge – UEFA competition record (archive)

[14] Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia

[UCL-15] Appearance in UEFA Champions League

[16] Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker

[1] Huzler, Sébastien (2 July 2020). "Cyril Ngonge, l'attaquant du FC Bruges, est pisté par l'Excel Mouscron". Édition digitale de Mouscron (in French).

[2] "Cyril Ngonge". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[3] Cyril Ngonge at WorldFootball.net

[soccerway-4] Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway

[soccerway2-5] "Club Brugge vs. Standard Liège - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[6] Cyril Ngonge joins PSV U21 on loan, psv.nl, 1 September 2019

[7] "RKC Waalwijk: Cyril Ngonge versterkt aanvalslinie RKC Waalwijk". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[8] "RKC Waalwijk reist in laatste speelronde af naar De Kuip". Waalwijk Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 May 2021. Eerder dit seizoen werd het in het Mandemakers Stadion 2-2. Cyril Ngonge opende vlak na rust de score, maar Nicolai Jørgensen maakte niet veel later gelijk. Tien minuten voor tijd werd het via Ola John 2-1, maar opnieuw was het Feyenoord dat kort daarna weer op gelijke hoogte kwam. Ridgeciano Haps was verantwoordelijk voor het slotakkoord.

[9] "Benvenuto Cyril Ngonge, nuovo attaccante gialloblù!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[10] "Ngonge signs for Napoli". SSC Napoli. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[11] "Italy v Belgium game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.

[12] "Ngonge redt Brugs puntje in UEFA Youth League".

[SWstats-13] Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[17] "Cyril Ngonge". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[18] "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[19] "Cyril Ngonge Wins December's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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