Jonathan Zongo

Jonathan Zongo
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Sundy Zongo
Date of birth6 April 1989
Place of birthOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionWinger / Forward
Club information
Current team
Almería
Number19
Youth career
Ouagadougou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Ouagadougou
2010–2013Almería B52(11)
2011–Almería71(5)
National team‡
2013–Burkina Faso15(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2015

Jonathan Sundy Zongo (born 6 April 1989) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería as a winger or forward.

Club career

Born in Ouagadougou, 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 match 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 league goal late in the month, netting the game's only in a win against Getafe CF also at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos.[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] on 21 May of the following year he scored his first international goal, the last in a 1–1 draw against Senegal.[13]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 May 2014 Stade du 4-Août, Burkina Faso  Senegal 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 10 January 2015 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit  Swaziland 1–1 5–1 Friendly[14]
3 13 January 2015 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit  Botswana 1–0 2–0 Friendly[15]

Statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2014[16]
Club Season Competition League Cup Other[lower-roman 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Almería B 2010–11 Segunda División B 186—186
2011–12 225—225
2012–13 20—20
2013–14 100—100
Total 5211—5211
Almería 2010–11 La Liga 0020—20
2011–12 Segunda División 14210—152
2012–13 2513130312
2013–14 La Liga 18110—191
2014–15 11100—111
Total 6857130786
Career totals 12016713013017
  1. ↑ Including Segunda División play-offs.

International

As of 18 January 2015[17]
Burkina Faso
YearAppsGoals
201340
201481
201532
Total153

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. ↑ Crónica del Almería-Deportivo de La Coruña, 1–0 (Almería-Deportivo de La Coruña match report, 1–0); Europa Press, 13 January 2011 (Spanish)
  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. ↑ Amical: Le Burkina Faso surprend le Maroc (Friendly: Burkina Faso surprises Morocco); Afrik Foot, 15 August 2013 (French)
  13. ↑ Match Amical International, Burkina Faso # Sénégal : 1-1 - Manque de réalisme des Etalons (International friendly, Burkina Faso # Senegal: 1–1 — Unrealistic Etalons); AOuaga, 22 May 2014 (French)
  14. ↑ "Burkina Faso/Swaziland: Burkina Faso Rally to Trounce Swazis". AllAfrica. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Burkina Faso/Gabon: Burkinabe in the Running for Afcon Finalists". AllAfrica. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Jonathan Zongo". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Jonathan Zongo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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