Warren Bondo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Warren Pierre Bondo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Évry, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Corbeil-Essones | ||
| 2011–2012 | Viry-Châtillon | ||
| 2012–2018 | Brétigny | ||
| 2018–2020 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Nancy II | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Nancy | 34 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Monza | 49 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Reggina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | AC Milan | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Cremonese (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Warren Pierre Bondo (born 15 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in France, he chose to represent DR Congo at senior level internationally.
Club career
[edit]Early life and Nancy
[edit]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
[edit]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]
AC Milan
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Bondo joined AC Milan by signing a contract until 2029.[15]
Loan to Cremonese
[edit]On 12 August 2025, Bondo signed a one-year loan contract with recently-promoted Serie A side Cremonese, for the 2025–26 season.[16]
International career
[edit]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.[17]
In June 2022, Bondo was included in the France national under-19 team that took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[18] where the Bleuets reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Israel.[19]
He was nominated for the DR Congo national team preliminary squad ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[20][21]
Personal life
[edit]Bondo's father is from the DR Congo, while his mother is from the Congo Republic.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2026[13]
| 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 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Reggina (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AC Milan | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cremonese (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career total | 128 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 138 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Warren Bondo". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ↑ Youcef, Rafik (23 February 2022). "EXCLU – Warren Bondo : "Je savais que je finirais pro"". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Deux espoirs signent pro". AS Nancy Lorraine (in French). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Grenoble Foot 38 vs. Nancy". Soccerway. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Discipline : Toutes les décisions". Ligue 2 (in French). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Nancy vs. Chambly-Oise". Soccerway. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Bercy, Nollan (11 July 2022). "Nancy : un jeune prometteur annonce son départ (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Warren Bondo è biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "WARREN BONDO È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina 1914. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- 1 2 Warren Bondo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ↑ "FINALE Monza-Milan 4-2: Bondo e Colombo chiudono il match". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: WARREN BONDO". AC Milan. 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Warren Bondo nuovo giocatore della Cremonese" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ Warren Bondo at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ↑ "Les 20 joueurs pour l'Euro". www.fff.fr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Pas de finale pour les Bleuets". www.fff.fr (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Bakambu revient, un retour en défense… la liste analysée !". leopardsfoot.com (in French). 5 March 2025.
- ↑ "DR Congo set date for Sébastien Desabre's 2026 World Cup squad announcement". africasoccer.com. 16 May 2026.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at AC Monza (in Italian)
- Warren Bondo at WorldFootball.net
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Évry, Essonne
- Footballers from Essonne
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- AC Monza players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- AC Milan players
- US Cremonese players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century French sportsmen