Warren Bondo

Warren Bondo
Personal information
Full name Warren Pierre Bondo[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Évry, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monza
Number 38
Youth career
2010–2011 Corbeil-Essones
2011–2012 Viry-Châtillon
2012–2018 CS Brétigny
2018–2020 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Nancy II 11 (1)
2020–2022 Nancy 34 (2)
2022– Monza 23 (1)
2023 → Reggina (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 6 (0)
2021–2022 France U19 15 (1)
2022–2023 France U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Warren Pierre Bondo (born 15 September 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Monza.

Club career

Early life and Nancy

Born in Évry, France, Bondo began playing football at VESC 91, aged four. He then played for Corbeil-Essonnes, Viry-Châtillon and Brétigny, before being scouted by Nancy, whom he joined in 2018.[3]

In August 2019, Bondo signed his first professional contract with the club, thus becoming Nancy's youngest player ever to do so.[4][5] He made his professional debut on 24 November 2020, coming in as a substitute for Dorian Bertrand in the 73rd minute of a 1–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Grenoble;[6] however, he was sent off 14 minutes later.[7] On 22 December of the same year, the midfielder scored his first professional goal, as he opened the score of a league match against Chambly, which ultimately ended in a 3–3 draw.[8]

On 10 June 2022, Bondo announced his departure from Nancy, after deciding not to extend his contract, following the club's relegation to Championnat National.[9]

Monza

On 28 July 2022, Bondo joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract in the process.[10] He then made his Serie A debut on 30 August, coming in as a substitute for Stefano Sensi at the 85th minute of a 3–0 away defeat to Roma.[11]

On 31 January 2023, Bondo moved to Serie B club Reggina on a six-month loan.[12] He played three games.[13]

Having returned to Monza at the end of his loan, Bondo scored his first Serie A goal on 18 February 2024, a long-distance shot in a 4–2 win against AC Milan.[14]

International career

Born in France, Bondo could also choose to represent DR Congo or Congo Republic internationally, due to his family's origins.[5] He has represented his native country at several youth international levels.[15]

In June 2022, Bondo was included in the France national under-19 team that took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[16] where the Bleuets reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Israel.[17]

Personal life

Bondo's father is from DR Congo, while his mother is from Congo Republic.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 February 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy II 2020–21 National 3 6 1 — 6 1
2021–22 National 3 5 0 — 5 0
Total 11 1 0 0 11 1
Nancy 2020–21 Ligue 2 13 1 1 0 14 1
2021–22 Ligue 2 21 1 4 0 25 1
Total 34 2 5 0 39 2
Monza 2022–23 Serie A 4 0 1 0 5 0
2023–24 Serie A 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 17 1 1 0 18 1
Reggina (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 65 4 6 0 71 4
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Warren Bondo". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ Youcef, Rafik (23 February 2022). "EXCLU – Warren Bondo : "Je savais que je finirais pro"". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Deux espoirs signent pro". AS Nancy Lorraine (in French). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Warren Bondo: talento francese classe 2003". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Grenoble Foot 38 vs. Nancy". Soccerway. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Discipline : Toutes les décisions". Ligue 2 (in French). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Nancy vs. Chambly-Oise". Soccerway. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ Bercy, Nollan (11 July 2022). "Nancy : un jeune prometteur annonce son départ (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Warren Bondo è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ^ Conflitti, Gabriele (30 August 2022). "Roma–Monza 3–0: la prima doppietta di Dybala e Ibanez fanno sorridere Mourinho". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ "WARREN BONDO È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina 1914. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b Warren Bondo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  14. ^ "FINALE Monza-Milan 4-2: Bondo e Colombo chiudono il match". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  15. ^ Warren Bondo at the French Football Federation (in French)
  16. ^ "Les 20 joueurs pour l'Euro". www.fff.fr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Pas de finale pour les Bleuets". www.fff.fr (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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