René Mitongo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Mitongo Muteba | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | K.V. Mechelen | ||
| 2015–2017 | K.S.K. Heist | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lierse S.K. | ||
| 2018–2019 | S.K. Beveren | ||
| 2019–2020 | K.A.A. Gent | ||
| 2020–2025 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Standard Liège II | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Standard Liège | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Belgium U17 | 11 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:49, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
René Mitongo Muteba (born 18 January 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Standard Liège.
Club career
[edit]Mitongo is a product of the youth academies of K.V. Mechelen, K.S.K. Heist, Lierse S.K., S.K. Beveren and K.A.A. Gent, before moving to Standard Liège's youth in 2020 to finish his development.[1] On 19 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Standard Liège until 2026.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Standard Liège as a substitute in a 1–0 Belgian Pro League loss to Royal Charleroi on 4 May 2025.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Belgium, Mitongo is of DR Congolese descent. He was part of the Belgium U17 squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "MERCATO : Le Bayern Munich va venir se servir au SL16 Football Campus". www.footnews.be.
- ^ "OFFICIEL: Mitongo et le Standard se sont dit oui". www.footnews.be.
- ^ "Charleroi duwt Standard nog wat dieper in de put met zege in Waalse derby, en zit op koers voor eindzege Europe Play-offs | Het Nieuwsblad".
- ^ "Volgens kenners is dit een uitzonderlijke lichting: kunnen Belgische toptalenten schitteren op het EK U17? | sporza".
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Standard Liège players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen