Frantz Pangop
Personal information
Full name Frantz Pangop T'chidjui
Date of birth (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Darby FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Sable FC
2013 Coton Sport
2014 Örgryte 18 (6)
2015–2017 Union Douala
2018 Minnesota United 9 (0)
2019–2020 SC Rheindorf Altach 7 (1)
2023– Darby FC 6 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Cameroon U23 5 (2)
2017–2018 Cameroon 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2018

Frantz Pangop T'chidjui (born 18 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.

Club career

He began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Sable FC and Coton Sport.[1]

In March 2014, he joined Swedish club Örgryte in the third tier Division 1 Södra.[2]

He then returned to Cameroon with Union Douala.[3]

In January 2018, Pangop signed a one-year contract with Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer.[4][5] He joined on a transfer fee of $65,000.[6] He made his debut on March 24 against the New York Red Bulls.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a mid-season exhibition match against Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa on July 11.[8] At the end of the season, Minnesota declined his contract option for the following season.[9]

In June 2019, Pangop signed with SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga.[10][11] He joined on a two-year contract, with a club option for an additional season.[12] He departed the club in December 2020 by mutual consent, subsequently dealing with an injury that kept him out of football activities.[13]

In 2023, he played with Canadian club Darby FC in League1 Ontario.[14]

International career

In 2012, he was called up to the Cameroon U20.[15]

He debuted for the Cameroon senior team at the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification tournament (with a B squad selection).[16] He was then subsequently called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches the following month, with a full A squad continegent.[17][18] He subsequently scored in his first game with the full A team on October 7, 2017 against Algeria, two minutes after entering the match as a late-game substitute.[19][20]

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[21]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 August 2017Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe1–02–02018 African Nations Championship qualification
2.7 October 2017Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon Algeria2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Lions Indomptables: Frantz Pangop, la fierté du football local" [Indomitable Lions: Frantz Pangop, the pride of local football]. Cameroun Web (in French). 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Örgryte IS värvar Frantz Pangop" [Örgryte IS recruits Frantz Pangop]. Fotball Transfers (in Swedish). 27 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Dove, Ed (18 January 2018). "Frantz Pangop has not signed with Minnesota United, says Cameroon coach Rigobert Song". ESPN.
  4. ↑ Hoff, Eli (9 January 2018). "Minnesota United signs winger Frantz Pangop". E Pluribus Loonum.
  5. ↑ Juillard, Patrick (10 January 2018). "MLS – Minnesota United: Frantz Pangop signe un an" [MLS – Minnesota United: Frantz Pangop signs one-year deal]. Football365 (in French).
  6. ↑ "Pangop va rapporter 65.000 dollars US à Union de Douala" [Pangop will bring 65,000 US Dollars to Union de Douala]. Sport Pari (in French). 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Frantz Pangop Minnesota United profile". Minnesota United FC.
  8. ↑ "Pangop Scores First Goal in 2-1 Exhibition Loss to Saprissa". Minnesota United FC. 11 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "MNUFC Season-End Roster Update". Minnesota United FC. MLS. 26 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "SCR Altach verpflichtet Matthias Maak und kamerunischen Nationalteamstürmer Frantz Pangop" [SCR Altach signed Matthias Maak and Cameroonian national team striker Frantz Pangop]. Spox (in German). 11 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mit Maak und Pangop Wunschlösungen gefunden" [Dream solutions found with Maak and Pangop]. Vorarlberger Nachrichten (in German). 11 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "SCR Altach verpflichtet Matthias Maak und Frantz Pangop" [SCR Altach signs Matthias Maak and Frantz Pangop]. Vorarlberg Online (in German).
  13. ↑ Etong, Xiaomi (16 September 2022). "Lion indomptable : Que devient Frantz Pangop" [Indomitable lion: What becomes of Frantz Pangop]. Allez les Lions (in French).
  14. ↑ "Frantz Pangop 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. ↑ "The Cameroon U-20 national football team". West African Football. 19 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (26 August 2017). "Another Injury Blow: French-Based Striker Pulls Out Of Cameroon Squad To Face Nigeria". All Nigeria Soccer.
  17. ↑ "Forfait Toko : Frantz Pangop convoqué" [Forfeit Toko: Frantz Pangop summoned]. 45fois2 (in French). 26 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Nigéria – Cameroun: Frantz Pangop remplace Toko Ekambi" [Nigeria – Cameroon: Frantz Pangop replaces Toko Ekambi]. Camfoot (in French). 25 August 2017.
  19. ↑ Dogmo, Olivier. "Lions indomptables. Frantz Pangop : Première sélection, premier but" [Indomitable Lions. Frantz Pangop: First selection, first goal]. Cameroun 24 (in French).
  20. ↑ Ndoumbe, Nathan (10 January 2018). "Football – Mercato: Frantz Pangop signe à Minnesota en MLS aux USA" [Football – Mercato: Frantz Pangop signs in Minnesota in MLS in the USA]. Actu Cameroon (in French).
  21. ↑ "Pangop, Frantz". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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