Frédéric Bong (born 27 July 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career Bong was born in Douala, Cameroon. He joined US Créteil-Lusitanos in 2004 after being scouted in Italy playing with a Cameroon national youth team. Bong signed his first professional contract in January 2009. Prior to that, he made his debut for the club in November 2008. He went on to make a total of 80 league appearances in three seasons with Créteil. On 26 May 2011, Bong joined Chamois Niortais as their first signing of the summer.
In his first season with the club, Niort won promotion to Ligue 2. He made his Ligue 2 debut in the first match of the 2012–13 season, a 1–1 draw against Clermont. He remained with Niort for five season, four of which were in Ligue 2.
In June 2016, Bong signed a two-year contract with Paris FC in the Championnat National. For the second time he won promotion to Ligue 2, and in the summer of 2018 he was made captain for the 2018–19 season.
In January 2019, Bong signed a 2.5-year contract with Valenciennes. Short of playing time at the club, he moved on loan to SC Lyon in June 2020 until the end of the 2020–21 season.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Bong decided to end his professional career and instead joined French amateur club Echiré Saint-Gelais.Football – Régional 1. L’ancien Chamois Frédéric Bong rebondit à Echiré-Saint-Gelais, ouest-france.fr, 9 August 2021
Coaching career During 2022, in the 2022–23 season, Bong started his coaching career at Niort, where he became an assistant coach for the club's B-team under manager Oumar Tchomogo.National 3. La réserve des Chamois niortais à l’heure de la reprise, ouest-france.fr, 19 July 2022National 3 : les Chamois nous doivent un rachat, lanouvellerepublique.fr, 12 November 2022
On 1 February 2023, Oumar Tchomogo was promoted to manager of the club's first-team, whereupon Bong took over his position as manager of the club's B-team for the remainder of the season.Officiel : Tout savoir sur la nomination d’Oumar Tchomogo à la tête de l’équipe A des Chamois Niortais, megasportsmedia.com, 2 February 2023 However, in the summer of 2023, prior to the 2023–24 season, Tchomogo took over the B-team again, and Bong reverted to being his assistant coach.National 3 : une mission maintien toujours plus délicate pour la réserve de Niort, lanouvellerepublique.fr, 26 August 2023
In the 2024–25 season, Bong was the head coach for Niort's U14 team, and in January 2025, he was also the interim manager for the club's women's team.Football : les féminines des Chamois Niortais entraînées par Frédéric Bong pour la semaine, lanouvellerepublique.fr, 6 January 2025 On 10 April 2025, Niort was dissolved due to significant debt.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCréteil2008–09National1724000002122009–10National3312100003522010–11National311400000351Total8141010000915Chamois Niortais2011–12National3314000003712012–13Ligue 22712020003112013–14Ligue 22503010002902014–15Ligue 21403010001802015–16Ligue 2210301000250Total120215050001402Chamois Niortais B2015–16CFA 210———10Paris FC2016–17National2610020203012017–18Ligue 22812000003012018–19Ligue 2171001000181Total713203020783Valenciennes2018–19Ligue 29000—00902019–20Ligue 25020000070Total140200000160Valenciennes B2019–20National 310———10SC Lyon (loan)2020–21National21000—00210Career total3099291802034810
References
External links Frédéric Bong at FootNational