Frédéric Bong

Frédéric Bong (born 27 July 1987) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career Bong was born in Douala, Cameroon. He joined US Créteil-Lusitanos in 2004 after being scouted in Italy playing with a Cameroon national youth team. Bong signed his first professional contract in January 2009. Prior to that, he made his debut for the club in November 2008. He went on to make a total of 80 league appearances in three seasons with Créteil. On 26 May 2011, Bong joined Chamois Niortais as their first signing of the summer.

In his first season with the club, Niort won promotion to Ligue 2. He made his Ligue 2 debut in the first match of the 2012–13 season, a 1–1 draw against Clermont. He remained with Niort for five season, four of which were in Ligue 2.

In January 2019, Bong signed a 2.5-year contract with Valenciennes. Short of playing time at the club, he moved on loan to SC Lyon in June 2020 until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Bong decided to end his professional career and instead joined French amateur club Echiré Saint-Gelais.

Coaching career During 2022, in the 2022–23 season, Bong started his coaching career at Niort, where he became an assistant coach for the club's B-team under manager Oumar Tchomogo.

On 1 February 2023, Oumar Tchomogo was promoted to manager of the club's first-team, whereupon Bong took over his position as manager of the club's B-team for the remainder of the season. However, in the summer of 2023, prior to the 2023–24 season, Tchomogo took over the B-team again, and Bong reverted to being his assistant coach.

In the 2024–25 season, Bong was the head coach for Niort's U14 team, and in January 2025, he was also the interim manager for the club's women's team. On 10 April 2025, Niort was dissolved due to significant debt.

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