Marius Mouandilmadji

Marius Mouandilmadji (born 22 January 1997), sometimes known as just Marius, is a Chadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Seraing and the Chad national team.

Marius
Personal information
Full name Marius Mouandilmadji
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998
Place of birth Doba, Chad
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Seraing
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Douane Doba[1]
2016-2017 Gazelle
2018 Coton Sport 24 (18)
2018–2021 Porto B 23 (6)
2018–2021 Porto 1 (1)
2020 → Desportivo Aves (loan) 12 (0)
2021– Seraing 57 (13)
International career‡
2019– Chad 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2023

Club career

Porto

On 17 July 2018, Mouandilmadji signed a four-year contract with Porto.[2] Despite initial media reports stating that the youngster would play for the reserve side, manager Sérgio Conceição integrated him with the pre-season main squad.[3]

Mouandilmadji made his professional debut for the Primeira Liga title holders on 11 August as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow Coton Sport FC de Garoua graduate Vincent Aboubakar, and scored the final goal of a 5–0 home win over Chaves.[4] He then dropped down to the second team in LigaPro, and scored both of their goals of a 2–1 win over C.D. Cova da Piedade on 11 November.[5]

On 9 January 2020, Mouandilmadji was loaned to last-placed Aves for the rest of the top-flight season.[6] After their relegation, he was named in Porto's first-team squad for 2020–21.[7] He rescinded his contract by mutual consent in January 2021, with 18 months remaining.[8]

Seraing

After being a free agent for six months, Mouandilmadji signed a two-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Seraing in July 2021.[9]

International career

In August 2019, Mouandilmadji was called up for the first time to the Chad national team, for a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against neighbours Sudan.[10] He started the match, a 3–1 home loss on 5 September.[11]

Honours

Club

Coton Sport

Individual
  • LFPC Youngster of the Month: March 2018[13]
  • LFPC Player of the Month: April 2018[14]

References
  1. "Marius Mouandilmadji".
  2. "Dragões anunciam contratação do avançado Marius Mouandilmadji" [Dragons announce signing of striker Marius Mouandilmadji]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. Monteiro, André (27 July 2018). "Marius ainda resiste" [Marius still resists]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. Oludare, Shina (12 August 2018). "Vincent Aboubakar at the double as Porto down flawed Chaves". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. "FC Porto B vence Cova da Piedade com bis de Marius" [FC Porto B defeat Cova da Piedade with brace by Marius]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lusa. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. "Marius Mouandilmadji emprestado ao Aves pelo FC Porto" [Marius Mouandilmadji loaned to Aves by FC Porto] (in Portuguese). TSF. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. "FC Porto regista Marius e mais dois na Liga" [FC Porto register Marius and two more in Liga] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. Sousa, Rui (30 January 2021). "Marius despediu-se dos dragões: «Serei sempre grato ao FC Porto»" [Marius says goodbye to the Dragons: "I will always be grateful to FC Porto"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. "Welcome, Marius !". RFC Seraing (in French). 9 July 2021.
  10. Lantheaume, Romain (29 August 2019). "Mondial 2022 – Tchad : la sélection relancée, Ninga et un joueur de Porto retenus contre le Soudan" [2022 World Cup – Chad: national team relaunched, Ninga and a Porto player retained against Sudan] (in French). Afrik Foot. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. "Football : voici la composition des Sao contre le Soudan" [Football: here is the Sao line-up against Sudan] (in French). Tchad Infos. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. Nolla, Frida (11 July 2018). "MTN Elite One: Coton Sports champion 2018" (in French). Cameroun Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. "Football: Marius Mouandilmadji, l'étoile montante" [Football: Marius Mouandilmadji, the rising star] (in French). Tchadinfos. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. Nolla, Frida (9 May 2018). "LFPC: Marius Mouandilmadji, meilleur joueur du mois d'Avril 2018" [LFPC: Marius Mouandilmadji, best player of the month of April 2018] (in French). Cameroun Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.