Destin Onka Malonga

Destin Onka Malonga
Austrian forward Rubin Okotie (left) tries to score past Onka at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Destin Chancel Onka Malonga
Date of birth 16 March 1988
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Date of death 31 July 2016 (aged 28)
Place of death Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Diables Noirs
2007 AC CNFF
2008 Diables Noirs
2008–2010 MSP Batna 19 (0)
2010–2011 AS Contres
2011–2015 AF Lozère
2015–2016 Alès 22 (0)
International career
2009 Congo 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Entente Gévaudan (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Destin Chancel Onka Malonga (16 March 1988 – 31 July 2016) was a Congolese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Brazzaville, Congo, Malonga played professionally for MSP Batna in the Algerian Championnat National, before joining AS Contres of the French Division Honneur in 2010. After just one year left the club and signed for AF Lozère.

International career

Malonga made a full international debut for Congo on 14 November 2009 in a friendly against Angola, for his only international appearance.

Coaching career

Besides playing goalkeeper he also coached the Feminine football club Entente Gévaudan.

Personal life

Destin Onka died on 31 July 2016 at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France in a canoeing accident during pre-season club training.