Terence Pierre "Tété" Makengo (born 22 June 1992) is a French professional

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of Congolese descent who plays for Swiss club

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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

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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

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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 Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat. Makengo's development at Monaco has been traced by several clubs, notably Italian club

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and English club

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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 Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre (), is a French football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division ...

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

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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

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side

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from footbal ...

on an 18-month deal. Makengo returned to France in July 2018, signing for

Les Herbiers VF Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers, Vendée. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 5,000 people. The colours of the club are red and black. From the 2015� ...

. 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 Moulins Yzeure Football 03 Auvergne, known as Moulins Yzeure Foot or just Moulins Yzeure, is a football club based in Yzeure, France. As of the 2021–22 season, it competes in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French footbal ...

. In June 2020 he returned to Villefranche.

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