David Manga

David Manga
Personal information
Full nameDavid Manga Lembe
Date of birth3 February 1989
Place of birthParis, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder / Striker
Club information
Current team
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Number11
Youth career
Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2008SC Eisenstadt3(0)
2008–2011TSV 1860 München II73(14)
2011TSV 1860 München0(0)
2011–2013Partizan9(1)
2012–2013→ Hapoel Ramat Gan (loan)31(10)
2013–Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona53(16)
National team‡
2010–Central African Republic[1]9(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2013

David Manga (born 3 February 1989) is a Central African international footballer playing with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He is also member of the Central African Republic national football team.

Career

He begin playing in the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. youth academy.[2] In 2007 he played with SC Eisenstandt in Austrian Regional League East.

In 2008 he signed a contract with TSV 1860 München and played three seasons for their second team in the German Regionalliga Süd.[3] After 2010 he has been a non-used substitute on several occasions at TSV 1860 München main team, however he failed to make an appearance.

In 15 August 2011, after passing trial period and finishing medical exams, he signed with Serbian SuperLiga champions FK Partizan.[4] He made his debut on 21 September 2011, in a 2011–12 Serbian Cup match against FK Novi Pazar, as a substitute of Saša Ilić in the 73rd minute. His league debut only happened on 22 October 2011, in the round 9 match against Javor with Manga entering in the 87th minute of the match.[5] On 21 April 2012 he scored his first league goal in a shot after a long run in the 93rd minute of the 25th round match against Smederevo. He was a substitute at that match, when Avram Grant brought him into the game in 81st minute, a move which ended up being decisive as Manga was involved in the action of the first goal and scored the second in the 2:0 victory of his side.[6]

In summer 2012 he joined Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Ramat Gan on a loan deal.[7]

His playing position is left winger but he can play a playmaker as well.

National team

His debut for the Central African Republic national team was on 10 October 2010 in a match against Algeria for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Personal life

Born in Paris, France,[8] David Manga's father was born in the Central African Republic and his mother is from Cameroon.

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2013[9]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2012–2013Hapoel Ramat GanIsraeli Premier League30101154003615
Career total 30101154003615

Honours

Partizan

Hapoel Ramat Gan

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

References

  1. ↑ Doesn't include these matches:
    05.06.2011 Central African Republic – Tanzania 2:1 and 07.09.2011 Equatorial Guinea – Central African Republic 3:0
  2. ↑ David Manga profile at Partizan official website
  3. ↑ David Manga at Fussballdaten
  4. ↑ David Manga nova akvizicija Partizana at Partizan official website
  5. ↑ Valjak protutnjao Ivanjicom at Sportski žurnal (Serbian)
  6. ↑ Manga progurao Valjak kroz smederevsku tvrđavu at Sportski žurnal, 21 April 2012 (Serbian)
  7. ↑ Manga u Izraelu at Sportski žurnal, 21 August 2012 (Serbian)
  8. ↑ Profile and interview at ama-lion.com
  9. ↑ "ONE: דוד מנגה" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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