Theo Bongonda
Congo DR
Age
30
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Theo Bongonda
Named in Sébastien Desabre's final 26, Theo Bongonda heads to the 2026 World Cup as a right winger for Congo DR. The Spartak Moscow winger is 30 at kick-off, a former Belgium youth international valued at around €3.00m and a pacey wide attacker. Congo DR were drawn in Group K alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia. They open against Portugal at NRG Stadium in Houston on 17 June, then face Colombia at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 23 June before meeting Uzbekistan at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 27 June. Congo DR reached the finals by winning Inter-confederation play-off Path 1, qualifying on 31 March 2026. The group stage runs through June as Sébastien Desabre's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Accuracy
0%
Playing Style
A direct, left-footed right winger who also operates on the left flank or as a second striker, Bongonda is a pace-and-dribbling wide attacker. He stands 1.76 m and is left-footed, and has played 47 minutes this season. At 30 he is part of Sébastien Desabre's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals mark Theo Bongonda's first senior World Cup. A wide attacker with seven goals in 37 caps for Congo DR, he gives Sébastien Desabre a wide attacking option as Congo DR reach the finals.
National Team
Congo DR
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Bongonda stands among the Congo DR choices, where the side are set at Tier 5 for £4m. He has 37 caps and 7 goals for Congo DR. His role for Congo DR is out wide, an attacking option on the flank through the group stage at the finals.
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Bongonda at the 2026 World Cup
Bongonda is a confirmed right winger in Sébastien Desabre's 26-man Congo DR squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Congo DR side opening their Group K campaign in June.
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Congo DR are a Tier 5 side on the card at £4m, drawn into Group K with Portugal first up in the group.
Theo Bongonda World Cup 2026 FAQs
Congo DR land at Tier 5 on the card for £4m and face Portugal to start Group K, so the listing belongs to Congo DR as a whole rather than to Bongonda alone among the names in the squad.
Bongonda is deployed as a right winger for Congo DR, with his club football at Spartak Moscow, and was named by Sébastien Desabre in the final 26 for a 2026 World Cup campaign that begins in Group K this summer.
Not yet, no. The 2026 finals mark a first senior World Cup for the Spartak Moscow right winger, Bongonda included in Congo DR's 26 by Sébastien Desabre with no previous appearance at the tournament before this summer.
Bongonda plays at Spartak Moscow for his club, and Sébastien Desabre has named him among Congo DR's wingers in the final 26, with a Group K opener against Portugal to come in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals.
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