Jean-Victor Makengo
Makengo with Caen in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jean-Victor Makengo
Date of birth (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2009 Étampes FC
2009–2010 Malesherbes
2010–2011 Linas-Montlhéry
2011–2014 Caen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Caen II 18 (6)
2015–2017 Caen 27 (0)
2017–2018 Nice II 8 (0)
2017–2020 Nice 30 (1)
2019–2020 → Toulouse (loan) 19 (2)
2020–2023 Udinese 66 (1)
2023– Lorient 15 (0)
International career‡
2014 France U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 France U17 15 (0)
2016 France U18 1 (0)
2016 France U19 2 (0)
2017–2018 France U20 3 (0)
2019 France U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019

Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 side Lorient.[1]

Club career

Makengo is a youth exponent from SM Caen. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux.[2] His potential had him linked to top clubs such as both Manchester United and Manchester City.[3] On 31 August 2016, French side FC Lorient made a €5 million bid for the midfielder, refused by Caen.

He scored his first two goals in a professional match against AS Nancy in 4–2 in Coupe de la Ligue. He made 17 appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season, he was called up to France U21 team but missed the matches due to injuries.

On 9 June 2017, Makengo joined French side OGC Nice.[4]

On 25 June 2019, Makengo was loaned to Toulouse for one year with an option to buy.[5]

On 5 October 2020, Makengo joined Udinese for five years, with a transfer fee around €3.5 million.[6]

On 30 January 2023, Makengo signed a 4.5-year contract with Lorient.[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Makengo is of DR Congolese descent.[8] He is a youth international for France.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caen 2015–16 Ligue 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 11 0
2016–17 Ligue 1 17 0 2 0 1 2 — 20 2
Total 27 0 3 0 1 2 — 31 2
Nice 2017–18 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 25 1 1 0 1 0 — 27 1
Total 30 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 35 1
Toulouse (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 19 2 1 0 2 0 — 22 2
Udinese 2020–21 Serie A 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2021–22 Serie A 33 1 3 0 — — 36 1
2022–23 Serie A 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Total 66 1 6 0 — — 72 1
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 143 4 11 0 4 2 2 0 161 6
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

France U17

References

  1. ^ a b Jean-Victor Makengo at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Caen - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Karouri, Khaled (27 May 2015). "Info FM, Caen : le champion d'Europe U17 Makengo a la cote". Foot Mercato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Football. Jean-Victor Makengo du SM Caen à l'OGC Nice, c'est officiel". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) prêté à son tour à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) signe à l'Udinese". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS" (in Italian). FC Lorient. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. ^ "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-RDC : DECOUVREZ LE FRANCO-CONGOLAIS, JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO (bleu)".
  9. ^ "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Léopards /à la découverte : Jean-Victor Makengo, un milieu très puissant, aussi un buteur". www.mediacongo.net.
  10. ^ Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

External links


FC Lorient – current squad
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