[1] He began his professional career playing for Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, a team affiliated with INSEP, in Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1).

[2] Essengue signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on July 21, 2023.

[3] He spent most of his first season assigned to OrangeAcademy, Ulm's developmental team.

[4] Essengue was named to the France under-18 national team to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket.

[5] He was named to the senior team for France's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier matches against Cyprus.