Cyril Ngonge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Uccle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2014–2018 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Club Brugge | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Jong PSV (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | RKC Waalwijk | 20 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Groningen | 43 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Hellas Verona | 33 | (9) |
| 2024– | Napoli | 31 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Torino (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Espanyol (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Cyril Ngonge (born 26 May 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, winger, or forward for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Club Brugge
[edit]Ngonge is a youth exponent from Club Brugge. He made his senior debut on 2 December 2018 in the Belgian Pro League against Standard Liège. He replaced Emmanuel Dennis after 20 minutes.[3]
Jong PSV
[edit]On 1 September 2019, Ngonge was loaned out to Jong PSV for the 2019–20 season. He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2019 in a 3–2 home victory against Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie.[4]
RKC Waalwijk
[edit]After his return, he was directly sold to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[5] There, he developed into a starter in his first season and scored his first goal for the club in his fourth game, a 2–2 draw against Feyenoord.[6]
Groningen
[edit]After a single season with Waalwijk Ngonge, joined fellow Eredivisie club FC Groningen where he quickly established himself as a regular starter.
Hellas Verona
[edit]On 19 January 2023, Ngonge joined Serie A club Hellas Verona.[7] He made his debut for the club that month in Serie A in a 1–1 draw against Udinese on 30 January 2023.[8] He registered his first goal for the club in the following week, scoring a second-half equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Lazio.[9]
Napoli
[edit]Ngonge signed for fellow Italian club Napoli on 19 January 2024.[10] He made his league debut for I Partenopei on 28 January 2024, in a 0–0 away draw against Lazio.[11]
Loan to Torino
[edit]On 24 July 2025, Ngonge joined fellow Serie A club Torino on a one-year loan for €1 million, with the option of a permanent transfer.[12]
Loan to Espanyol
[edit]On 31 January 2026, Ngonge moved on loan to Spanish club Espanyol, with an option to buy.[13]
International career
[edit]Ngonge made his debut for the Belgium national team on 10 October 2024 in a UEFA Nations League game against Italy at Stadio Olimpico. He substituted Loïs Openda in the 87th minute of a 2–2 draw.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Ngonge's father, Michel Ngonge, was also a professional footballer and represented the DR Congo national team.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 January 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jong PSV (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | |||
| PSV (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 5 | ||
| Groningen | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 47 | 11 | ||||
| Hellas Verona | 2022–23 | Serie A | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 2 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 6 | |||
| Total | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 36 | 11 | |||
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Torino | 2025–26 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 38 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
- 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Napoli
Individual
- Eredivisie Goal of the Season: 2021–22[18]
- Serie A Goal of the Month: December 2023[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cyril Ngonge". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- 1 2 Cyril Ngonge at Soccerway
- ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Standard Liège - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "PSV II VS. AZ II 3 - 2". Soccerway. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "RKC Waalwijk: Cyril Ngonge versterkt aanvalslinie RKC Waalwijk". rkcwaalwijk.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "RKC Waalwijk reist in laatste speelronde af naar De Kuip". Waalwijk Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
Eerder dit seizoen werd het in het Mandemakers Stadion 2-2. Cyril Ngonge opende vlak na rust de score, maar Nicolai Jørgensen maakte niet veel later gelijk. Tien minuten voor tijd werd het via Ola John 2-1, maar opnieuw was het Feyenoord dat kort daarna weer op gelijke hoogte kwam. Ridgeciano Haps was verantwoordelijk voor het slotakkoord.
- ↑ "Benvenuto Cyril Ngonge, nuovo attaccante gialloblù!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ↑ "UDINESE VS. VERONA 1 - 1". Soccerway. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "VERONA VS. LAZIO 1 - 1". Soccerway. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ngonge signs for Napoli". SSC Napoli. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "LAZIO VS. NAPOLI 0 - 0". Soccerway. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ngonge al Toro" [Ngonge at Toro] (in Italian). Torino FC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ngonge, primer refuerzo de invierno" [Ngonge, first winter reinforcement] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Italy v Belgium game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
- ↑ "Sons of former footballers: will another talent break through?". Sporza (in Dutch). 16 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Cyril Ngonge". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ "Serie A title decider: Napoli and Inter battle it out for the Scudetto – live". The Guardian. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Cyril Ngonge Wins December's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the SSC Napoli website
- Cyril Ngonge at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Cyril Ngonge – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2000 births
- People from Uccle
- Footballers from Brussels
- Living people
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's international footballers
- Club Brugge KV players
- Jong PSV players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- FC Groningen players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- SSC Napoli players
- Torino FC players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie A players
- La Liga players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain