Hardy Binguila (born 17 July 1996) is a Congolese professional

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, who last played as a

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for

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. He has also represented Congo national team.

International career

Binguila represented the Congo U17s at the

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and the

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, invited him to be a part of the Congo squad for the

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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to

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, drawing with

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and defeating

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. On 13 February, 2015 Hardy signed a contract wit
AJ AUXERRE
a French Ligue 2 club, for 3 years.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Tirana * Albanian Supercup: (1)

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* Living people Republic of the Congo footballers Republic of the Congo international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 2020 African Nations Championship players CSMD Diables Noirs players 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players ACNFF players Association football midfielders Republic of the Congo A' international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Albania Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Albania AJ Auxerre players Expatriate footballers in France KF Tirana players 2022 African Nations Championship players {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub