Dominique Malonga (footballer)

Dominique Sossorobla Malonga (born 8 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Icelandic club Þór Akureyri.

[1] Malonga has previously played for Italian sides Torino, Foggia, Cesena, Vicenza and Pro Vercelli, as well as Murcia and Elche in Spain, Hibernian in Scotland, Servette in Switzerland, Chania in Greece, Cavalry in Canada and Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

[14] After making the move to Spain, Malonga stated that his aim for the season was to score more than the ten goals he had produced at Vicenza.

[15] Malonga made his debut for the club on 21 September 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minutes, in a draw against SD Eibar.

[19] On 26 October 2014, Malonga scored the opening goal in the Edinburgh Derby against Hearts, but a late equaliser meant Hibernian had to settle for a 1–1 draw.

[22] Malonga's last goal for Hibernian was scored in his penultimate appearance for the club, during a Scottish Cup Fourth Round match win against Raith Rovers.

Malonga subsequently returned to Italy, signing for Serie B side Pro Vercelli for an undisclosed fee from Hibernian.

[24] Malonga left Pro Vercelli in January 2017 by mutual consent and subsequently joined Segunda División side Elche.

[28] After leaving Servette in the summer, Malonga went on trial with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain in August 2018.

[35] On 1 July 2020, he came on as a substitute during the Bulgarian Cup final and scored one of the penalties in the shootout to help Lokomotiv Plovdiv defeat CSKA Sofia and lift the trophy.

[43] Malonga was named as a substitute for all four of Congo's matches in the Cup of Nations in January 2015, coming on during the second half in three of them, including the quarter-final defeat at the hands of neighbours D.R.

Malonga with Vicenza in 2012