Jean-Victor Makengo
 Makengo with Caen in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Victor Makengo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Étampes FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Malesherbes | ||
| 2010–2011 | Linas-Montlhéry | ||
| 2011–2014 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Caen B | 18 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Caen | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Nice B | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Nice | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Toulouse (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Toulouse B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Udinese | 66 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lorient | 44 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lorient B | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | France U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2019 | |||
Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lorient.[1]
Club career
Makengo is a youth exponent from Caen.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux.[3] His potential had him linked to top clubs such as both Manchester United and Manchester City.[4] On 31 August 2016, French side Lorient made a €5 million bid for the midfielder, refused by Caen.
He scored his first two goals in a professional match against Nancy in 4–2 in Coupe de la Ligue. He made 17 appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2016–17 season. At the end of the season, he was called up to France U21 team but missed the matches due to injuries.
On 9 June 2017, Makengo joined French side Nice.[5]
On 25 June 2019, Makengo was loaned to Toulouse for one year with an option to buy.[6]
On 5 October 2020, Makengo joined Udinese for five years, with a transfer fee around €3.5 million.[7]
On 30 January 2023, Makengo signed a 4.5-year contract with Lorient.[8]
Personal life
Born in France, Makengo is of DR Congolese descent.[9][2] He has older siblings, who are both older than him.[2] Makengo is a youth international for France.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 May 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||||
| Caen | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Nice B | 2017–18 | National 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Nice | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Toulouse B (loan) | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Udinese | 2020–21 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 1 | ||||
| Lorient | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||||
| Lorient B | 2024–25 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 215 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Lorient
France U17
References
- ^ a b Jean-Victor Makengo at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Toulouse. Qui sont les premiers renforts du TFC ? La Dépêche fait les présentations". La Dépêche (in French). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Caen - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Karouri, Khaled (27 May 2015). "Info FM, Caen : le champion d'Europe U17 Makengo a la cote". Foot Mercato (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Football. Jean-Victor Makengo du SM Caen à l'OGC Nice, c'est officiel". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) prêté à son tour à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Jean-Victor Makengo (Nice) signe à l'Udinese". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
- ^ "JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO S'ENGAGE AVEC LES MERLUS" (in Italian). FC Lorient. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-RDC : DECOUVREZ LE FRANCO-CONGOLAIS, JEAN-VICTOR MAKENGO (bleu)".
- ^ "mediacongo.net - Actualités - Léopards /à la découverte : Jean-Victor Makengo, un milieu très puissant, aussi un buteur". www.mediacongo.net.
- ^ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
External links
- Jean-Victor Makengo at the French Football Federation (in French)