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Jonathan Sundy Zongo (born 6 April 1989) is a Burkinabé former professional
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who played as a winger or
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. He was a Burkina Faso international, appeared between 2013 and 2017. He spent the better part of his 11-year senior career in Spain, appearing in 111 competitive matches for
Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies in southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean S ...
and taking part in two
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seasons with the club. He also played professionally in Thailand.


Club career


Almería

Born in
Ouagadougou Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, wi ...
, Zongo began his career with hometown club
US Ouagadougou Union Sportive de Ouagadougou is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade Municipal. The club plays in red and white. It was founded in 1961. Achievements *Burkinabé Premier League: 2 :: 1967, ...
. In October 2010, he moved to Spain and joined
UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...
, being initially assigned to the
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in the
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. One month after arriving he suffered a knee injury, going on to miss several weeks. Zongo made his official debut with the
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ns' main squad on 13 January 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for
Kalu Uche Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Spain, mainly with Almería, with which he amassed La Liga totals of 117 matches and 27 goals (212 appearan ...
in a 1–0 home win against
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in the quarter-finals of the
Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
. He played his first game in the
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on 29 January of the following year, against
Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...
. Again coming from the bench, Zongo scored his first goals for Almería on 19 May 2012, netting a late brace in a 2–0 home victory over
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. For the 2012–13 season he was promoted to the first team, and appeared mostly from the bench in the early stages. However, in January, after the departures of
Aarón Ñíguez Aarón Ñíguez Esclápez (born 26 April 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger. A Valencia youth graduate, he was capped by Spain at various youth levels, and competed mainly in Segunda División during his ...
and Leonardo Ulloa, he began being more utilised in manager
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's starting XI as a winger, keeping his place under Gracia's successor
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. On 28 June 2013, Zongo was definitely promoted to Almería's main squad, with the club in
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. In August, however, he declined a first-team contract, being again demoted to the reserves. On 12 November he finally agreed to a deal, running until 2017. Zongo played his first match in the Spanish top division on 4 January 2014, featuring the last 19 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat of
Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...
and becoming the first Burkinabé footballer to appear in the competition. He scored his first league goal late in the month, the only in a win over
Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...
also at the
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. On 16 December 2014, in a 2–1 home win against
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in the Copa del Rey, Zongo scored from 50 metres to lob goalkeeper
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. He was regularly used during the campaign, but the side suffered relegation. Zongo suffered a knee injury while on international duty in January 2017 and was sidelined for several months. His contract expired before he was fully recovered, and he left the club.


Later years

On 8 January 2019, following a lengthy period as a
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, Zongo signed for
Thai League 2 Thai League 2 (), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. Seasons typically run from August to May, with each team playing 34 games : two agai ...
side Army United FC. He returned to Spain on 16 August, agreeing to a deal at
CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in , temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with a capacity of 4,170 seats. Ba ...
of the third tier. Zongo announced his retirement from professional football on 23 December 2020 at the age of 31, after failing to completely recover from his 2017 injury.


International career

On 7 August 2013, Zongo was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a friendly with
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. He made his debut seven days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win. On 21 May of the following year he scored his first international goal, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against
Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
.Match Amical International, Burkina Faso # Sénégal: 1–1 – Manque de réalisme des Etalons (International friendly, Burkina Faso # Senegal: 1–1 – Unrealistic ''Etalons'')
AOuaga, 22 May 2014 (in French)
In January 2017, during a
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match against
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, Zongo suffered a severe knee injury.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zongo, Jonathan 1989 births Living people Footballers from Ouagadougou Burkinabe men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards US Ouagadougou players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players UD Almería B players UD Almería players CF Badalona players Jonathan Zongo Jonathan Zongo Burkina Faso men's international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Spain Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen