Pierre Kunde Malong (born 26 July 1995) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays for

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club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and the Cameroon national team as a

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Club career

Born in Limbe, Malong started his senior career in Spain with Alcobendas CF; he made his senior debut for the club on 11 November 2012 by starting in a 2–0 ''Regional Preferente'' home win against EF Periso. His first goal came the following 3 March, in a 2–0 success at Atlético Leones de Castilla. In 2013 Kunde moved to

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

, returning to youth football. The following year, he was promoted to the reserves in

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, immediately becoming a regular starter but suffering relegation in his first season. On 21 July 2016, Kunde was loaned to

Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Francisco de la Her ...

for one year, still in the third division. He scored a career-best 11 goals during the campaign, with braces against

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur, ...

(3–1 away win),

Linares Deportivo Linares Deportivo () is a Spanish football team based in Linares, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009 as a replacement for dissolved CD Linares, it plays in Primera Federación – Group 1. The team's stadium is '' Estadio ...

(3–1 away win) and

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(2–1 away win). On 25 July 2017, Kunde joined

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

, freshly relegated to

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, on a one-year loan deal. He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on a late substitute for

Javier Espinosa Javier Espinosa González (born 19 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as a central midfielder. Club career Barcelona B Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Espin ...

in a 0–0 home draw against

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

. Kunde scored his first professional goal on 8 October 2017, netting the last in a 2–0 home defeat of

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

. The following 22 April, he scored a brace in a 3–3 home draw against

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

. On 6 July 2018, Kunde was transferred to

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side

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

and signed a four-year contract. On 22 June 2021, Kunde sign a three-year contract with Greek giants

after undergoing a medical. The Greek side reportedly paid less than €2 million for the 25-year-old international, whose contract with Mainz was due to expire in 2022.

International career

Kunde represented

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

at under-18 and under-23 levels, the latter in the

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. He made his full international debut on 27 May 2018, starting in a 0–1

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loss against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Olympiacos *

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: 2021–22 Cameroon *

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third place:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunde, Pierre 1995 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers People from Southwest Region (Cameroon) Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Madrid B players Extremadura UD footballers Granada CF footballers Cameroon men's international footballers 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Bundesliga players Olympiacos F.C. players Super League Greece players Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Cameroonian expatriates in Germany Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Cameroonian expatriates in Greece Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Cameroon