Jonathan Sundy Zongo

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Jonathan Zongo
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Sundy Zongo
Date of birth (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992
Place of birthOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionWinger / Forward
Club information
Current clubAlmería
Number19
Youth career
Ouagadougou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Ouagadougou
2010–2013Almería B52(11)
2011–Almería45(4)
National team‡
2013–Burkina Faso4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2013

Jonathan Sundy Zongo (born 2 December 1992 in Ouagadougou) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays for UD Almería in Spain, as a winger or forward.

Club career

Zongo began his career with hometown club US Ouagadougou. In October 2010, aged not yet 18, he moved to Spain and joined UD Almería, being initially assigned to the reserve team in the third division. One month after arriving he suffered a knee injury, going on to miss several weeks.[1]

Zongo made his official debut with the Andalusians' main squad on 13 January 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kalu Uche in a 1–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] He played his first game in the second level on 29 January of the following year, against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[3]

Again coming from the bench, Zongo scored his first goals for Almería on 19 May, netting a late brace in a 2–0 home success over AD Alcorcón.[4] For the 2012–13 season he was promoted to the first team and appeared mostly from the bench in early games; however, in January, after the departures of Aarón Ñíguez and Leonardo Ulloa, he began being more utilized in manager Javi Gracia's starting XI, as a winger.

On 28 June 2013 Zongo was definitely promoted to Almería's main squad, with the side in La Liga.[5] In August, however, he declined a first-team contract, being again demoted to the reserves;[6] on 12 November he finally agreed to a deal, and extended his link until 2017.[7]

On 4 January 2013 Zongo played his first game in the Spanish top flight, featuring the last 19 minutes in a 3–0 home success over Granada CF[8] and becoming the first Burkinabé footballer to appear in the competition.[9] He scored his first goal in the top level late in the month, netting the game's only in a home success over Getafe CF.[10]

International career

On 7 August 2013 Zongo was called up to the Burkina Faso national team, for a friendly match with Morocco.[11] He made his international debut seven days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan, operado por Ripoll, baja para ocho semanas en el Almería B (Jonathan, operated by Ripoll, out for eight weeks in Almería B); Ideal, 5 November 2010 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Almería 1–0 Deportivo; Soccerway, 13 January 2011
  3. ↑ La fortuna del Almería mete en la UVI al Nàstic (Almería's luck sends Nàstic to Intensive Care); Marca, 29 January 2012 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jonathan mete otra vez al Almería en la lucha (Jonathan puts Almería back in the hunt); Marca, 19 May 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Dieciséis jugadores tienen actualmente contrato en vigor con la primera plantilla de la UD Almería (Sixteen players actually have a contract with Almería's first team); Almería's official website, 28 June 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Jonathan se incorpora al filial (Jonathan signs with the reserves); Almería's official website, 18 August 2013 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Jonathan se incorpora a la primera plantilla de la UD Almería (Jonathan joins UD Almería's first team); Almería's official website, 12 November 2013 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Almeria in cruise control; ESPN FC, 4 January 2014
  9. ↑ Zongo, primer jugador de Burkina Faso en Primera (Zongo, first Burkina Faso player in Primera); Diario AS, 7 January 2014 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Almeria 1 Getafe 0; ESPN FC, 26 January 2014
  11. ↑ Jonathan, convocado por la selección absoluta de su país (Jonathan, called up by his country's full side); Almería's official website, 7 August 2013 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Morocco – Burkina Faso; Transfermarkt, 14 August 2013

External links

UD Almería – current squad
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