Destin Onka Malonga

Destin Onka Malonga (March 16, 1988 – July 31, 2016) was a Congolese football player. He was born in Brazzaville, Congo.

Destin Onka Malonga
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Austrian forward Rubin Okotie (left) tries to score past Onka at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameDestin Chancel Onka Malonga
Date of birth(1988-03-16)16 March 1988
Place of birthBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Date of death31 July 2016(2016-07-31) (aged 28)
Place of deathVallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006Diables Noirs
2007AC CNFF
2008Diables Noirs
2008–2010MSP Batna19(0)
2010–2011AS Contres
2011–2015AF Lozère
2015–2016Alès22(0)
National team
2009Congo1(0)
Teams managed
2014–2016Entente Gévaudan (goalkeeper coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Malonga played professionally for MSP Batna in the Algerian Championnat National, before joined 2010 to French Division Honneur club AS Contres.[1] After just one year left the club and signed for Avenir Foot Lozère.[2]

Malonga died on 31 July 2016 at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France in a canoeing accident during pre-season club training.[3][4]

References

  1. "Le travaille,la clef de la reussite". Skyrock. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Forum:AFL:WE 19 et 20 Avril". www.afl-48.fr. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. "L'international congolais Destin Onka meurt dans un accident" (in fr). L'Équipe (Boulogne-Billancourt, France). 31 July 2016. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-internation-congolais-destin-onka-meurt-dans-un-accident/711861. Retrieved 31 July 2016. 
  4. International goalkeeper Destin Onka Malonga dies in canoeing accident