Terence Pierre "Tété" Makengo (born 22 June 1992) is a French professional
footballer
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of
Congolese descent who plays for Swiss club
SR Delémont
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. He is the son of former professional football player Sabhou Makengo.
Early life
Makengo was born in
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C ...
, France, to Zairean parents. He is the son of
Sabhou Makengo, an international Zairean footballer who was playing as a playmaker at
US Boulogne
Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently pl ...
. He acquired
French nationality
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on 28 August 2000, through the collective effect of his mother's
naturalization.
Career
Makengo plays as a
striker and is a former graduate of the
INF Clairefontaine
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academy. Makengo is also a
French youth international having represented France at
under-17 level. On 3 November 2008, at the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Monaco until 1 July 2011. The agreement made him the youngest player in the club's history to sign a professional contract.
On 10 November 2010, almost two years after signing his professional contract, Makengo made his professional debut in a
Coupe de la Ligue match against
Marseille
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appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat. Makengo's development at Monaco has been traced by several clubs, notably Italian club
Internazionale
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and English club
Chelsea
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.
On 27 June 2011, Makengo signed a new professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Monaco. In July 2012, he joined
Ligue 2 side
AJ Auxerre
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on a loan deal.
In September 2013, Makengo left Monaco despite still having a year remaining on his contract, signing a three-year deal with
Châteauroux
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Climate
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. After two years as a regular in Ligue 2, he didn't make any appearances in the 2015–16 season, and left the club at the conclusion of his contract. In late 2016 he signed for Polish
I liga
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side
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
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on an 18-month deal.
Makengo returned to France in July 2018, signing for
Les Herbiers VF
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From the 2015â ...
. On leaving Les Herbiers in the summer of 2019, he signed for
Villefranche, but only played with their B team in ''Régional 2'' (7th tier), and in January 2020 he signed for
Moulins Yzeure Foot
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. In June 2020 he returned to Villefranche.
Career statistics
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References
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1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Boulogne-sur-Mer
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
People with acquired French citizenship
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Footballers from Pas-de-Calais
French men's footballers
French expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Black French sportspeople
INF Clairefontaine players
AS Monaco FC players
AJ Auxerre players
LB Châteauroux players
Zagłębie Sosnowiec players
Les Herbiers VF players
FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
SR Delémont players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
I liga players
Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
French expatriate sportspeople in Poland
French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland