Cyril Ngonge (born 26 May 2000) is a Belgian professional

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who plays for club

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as a winger or forward.

Club career

Ngonge is a youth exponent from Club Brugge. He made his senior debut on 2 December 2018 in the

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against

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

. He replaced

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after 20 minutes. On 1 September 2019, Ngonge was loaned out to Jong PSV for the 2019–20 season. After his return, he was directly sold to Dutch

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club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. There, he developed into a starter in his first season and scored his first goal for the club in his fourth game, a 2–2 draw against

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. On 19 January 2023, Ngonge joined Italian

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club

Personal life

Ngonge's father,

Michel Ngonge Félix-Michel Ngonge (born 17 August 1967) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Besides in Belgium, he has played in Turkey, England, and Scotland. Ngonge played international football for Zaire, and later ...

, was also a professional footballer and represented the DR Congo national team. as well as

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in the

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- Voetbal International 2000 births Living people Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belgium men's youth international footballers Club Brugge KV players Jong PSV players RKC Waalwijk players FC Groningen players Hellas Verona FC players Belgian Pro League players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Serie A players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub