Patrice Tonga (; born September 2, 1975) is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer, who played the majority of his career in Russia, gaining Russian citizenship in the process.
Career Club Tonga played youth football for his local club Dynamo Douala, before moving to Unisport FC where he won the Cameroonian Premier League in 1996. Tong moved back to Dynamo Douala in 1997 before moving to Krasnodar in Russia to study at the University of Physical Culture. After being recommended to FC Kolomna by one of his teachers, who were holding a pre-season camp in Krasnodar, Tonga signed with the team. Tonga spent a year with FC Kolomna before moving onto Sibiryak Bratsk. Due to a ban on foreign players playing in the Russian Second Division, Tonga missed the entire 2000 season. Jerry-Christian Tchuissé, with whom Tonga lived with as a student in Krasnodar, invited Tonga to play in an Inter-University Championship for Cameroon, which they won. In 2001, FC Kuban Krasnodar manager Oleg Dolmatov invited to Tonga for a trial, which lead to a permanent contract with the club. Tonga scored his only goal for Kuban in a match against Spartak Nalchik in 2002. Tonga left Kuban midway through the 2004 season, signing for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk before moving to Dynamo Makhachkala in 2005 where he finished his professional career in 2006.
International Tonga claimed that he was a part of Cameroon U20 at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKolomna1998Russian Second Division303 -303Sibiryak Bratsk1999171 -171Kuban Krasnodar2001Russian First Division26030-290200226120-281200335010-3502004Russian Premier League0010-10Total87170--941Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk2004Russian First Division110 -110Dynamo Makhachkala200530620-326200628310-293Total58930--619Career total20314100--21314
Honours Unisport Cameroonian Premier League (1): 1996
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