Geoffrey Kondogbia
Geoffrey Edwin Kondogbia (born 15 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Central African Republic national team, which he captains. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back or left-back.
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Kondogbia playing for Valencia in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Geoffrey Edwin Kondogbia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nemours, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Marseille | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Nandy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Sénart-Moissy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Lens B | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Lens | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sevilla | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Monaco | 49 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Inter Milan | 50 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Valencia (loan) | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Valencia | 51 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 73 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Marseille | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | France U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | France U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | France U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | France | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Central African Republic | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Kondogbia started his career at Lens, then signed with Sevilla at the age of 19. In 2013 he was bought by Monaco for €20 million, and then by Inter Milan for €31 million two years later. He returned to Spain in 2017 to play for Valencia, winning the Copa del Rey in 2019. In 2020 he moved to Atlético Madrid, winning La Liga in his first season.
Kondogbia earned 57 caps for his birth country of France across its youth levels, before making his debut for the senior team in 2013. In August 2018, he was cap-tied to the Central African Republic by switching his allegiance, and made his debut for its national team in an official match shortly after.