René Mitongo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Mitongo Muteba | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 2015–2017 | KSK Heist | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lierse SK | ||
| 2018–2019 | SK Beveren | ||
| 2019–2020 | KAA Gent | ||
| 2020–2025 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Standard Liège II | 26 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Standard Liège | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Trabzonspor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Belgium U17 | 11 | (5) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:49, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
René Mitongo Muteba (born 18 January 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Trabzonspor.
Club career
Mitongo is a product of the youth academies of KV Mechelen, KSK Heist, Lierse SK, SK Beveren and KAA Gent, before moving to Standard Liège's youth in 2020 to finish his development.[1] On 19 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Standard Liège until 2026.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Standard Liège as a substitute in a 1–0 Belgian Pro League loss to Royal Charleroi on 4 May 2025.[3]
Trabzonspor
On 29 July 2026, Turkish club Trabzonspor announced the signing of Mitongo for a fee of €3 million. He joined the club on a four-year deal with a club option for a fifth year.[4]
International career
Born in Belgium, Mitongo is of DR Congolese descent. He was part of the Belgium U17 squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Trabzonspor | 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "MERCATO : Le Bayern Munich va venir se servir au SL16 Football Campus". www.footnews.be.
- ↑ "OFFICIEL: Mitongo et le Standard se sont dit oui". www.footnews.be.
- ↑ "Charleroi duwt Standard nog wat dieper in de put met zege in Waalse derby, en zit op koers voor eindzege Europe Play-offs | Het Nieuwsblad".
- ↑ "Trabzonspor Officially Announces Transfer of Rene Mitongo Muteba from Standard Liege". Trabzonspor News. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Volgens kenners is dit een uitzonderlijke lichting: kunnen Belgische toptalenten schitteren op het EK U17? | sporza".
- ↑ "René Mitongo". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
External links
- René Mitongo at Soccerway
- RBFA Profile
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Standard Liège players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian Division 1 players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen