Jonathan Buatu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Buatu Mananga | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gil Vicente | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | RFC Liège[1] | ||
2001–2002 | Saint-Louis Athus[1] | ||
2002–2006 | Montegnée[1] | ||
2006–2008 | RFC Liège[2] | ||
2008–2010 | Standard Liège | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Standard Liège | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → FC Brussels (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 76 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Rio Ave | 21 | (0) |
2019 | → Excel Mouscron (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Desportivo Aves (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sint-Truiden | 38 | (1) |
2022 | → Eyüpspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Valenciennes | 40 | (3) |
2024– | Gil Vicente | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Belgium U18 | 10 | (1) |
2011 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Angola | 42 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:29, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Jonathan Buatu Mananga (born 27 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente. Born in Belgium, he represents the Angola national team.
Club career
On 25 January 2024, Buatu returned to Portugal and signed a contract until 2026 with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[3]
International career
After representing Belgium at youth level, Buatu was called up to represent Angola at senior level.[4][5] On 3 August 2014, he made his debut in the 1–0 home friendly win over Ethiopia.[6]
References
- ^ a b c STVV is Jonathan Buatu’s negende club in zeven seizoenen, hbvl.be, 29 August 2020
- ^ Profile at LinkedIn, linkedin.com
- ^ "Jonathan Buatu é reforço até 2026" [Jonathan Buatu is a reinforcement until 2026] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Buatu's Call-Up". Fulham FC. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Buatu's International Debut". Fulham FC. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
- Jonathan Buatu at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jonathan Buatu at Soccerway