Christopher Tinga Kalongo (born January 7, 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
 Kalongo in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Tinga Kalongo | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milton YSC | |||
| Sigma FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Sigma FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Forge FC | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2024 | |||
Early life
editKalongo was born in Canada to a South African mother and a Kenyan father.[1] He played youth soccer with the Milton Youth SC.[2] He later joined the youth system of Sigma FC.[3]
Club career
editIn 2021, Kalongo played in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC.[4]
In September 2021, he joined Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League on a developmental contract.[5] In February 2022, he signed a standard contract with Forge.[6][7] He made his debut on April 10, 2022, against Pacific FC.[8] He won the CPL title with Forge in 2022.[9] In March 2023, he re-signed with the club for another season.[10] In October of the same year, he was a part of the Forge squad that won their fourth league title, following a 2–1 victory over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[11] In his first three seasons with the club, he made just three appearances, serving as the backup goalkeeper,[12] however, after Triston Henry did not return to join the squad for the 2024 season, Kalongo began the 2024 season as the team's starting goalkeeper.[13][14] He was named the Canadian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Month in April 2024.[15][16]
Personal life
editIn December 2024, Kalongo obtained his South African passport, with the goal of representing the South Africa national soccer team.[17][18]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 22, 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma FC | 2021[4] | League1 Ontario | 10 | 0 | — | — | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Forge FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Honours
edit- Forge FC
References
edit- ^ "Celebrating Black Excellence: Christopher Kalongo". Forge FC. February 23, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (September 11, 2021). "Forge Adds Goalkeeper Chris Kalongo To Developmental Contract". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Forge FC Signs Canadians Jensen and Kalongo". Forge FC. February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Christopher Kalongo 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Forge FC Sign Kalongo to a Development Goalkeeper Contract". Forge FC. September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Forge signs Canadians Jensen, Kalongo, adds four others". OneSoccer. February 15, 2022.
- ^ Lamontagne, Dale (February 15, 2022). "Forge FC sign Noah Jensen and Christopher Kalongo". Forge FC News.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (April 10, 2022). "Pacific FC holds on late for opening day win in CPL Final rematch vs. Forge". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Forge FC re-sign Canadian goalkeeper Christopher Kalongo". Forge FC.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 9, 2023). "Christopher Kalongo Returns To Forge". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (October 28, 2023). "Highlights & Analysis: Forge wins 2023 North Star Cup, defeating Cavalry to lift fourth playoff crown (Oct. 28, 2023)". OneSoccer. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Hundert, Ethan (September 11, 2024). "Kalongo and Koleilat: Forge FC's Ultimate Goalkeeping Tandem". Forge FC.
- ^ Jacques, John (April 25, 2024). "'I Trust My Ability': Kalongo Enjoying Opportunity To Impress As Forge Starter". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (May 16, 2024). "Young Canadian goalkeepers Kalongo of Forge FC, Pacific's Gazdov proving to be among the CPL's best to start 2024". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Forge FC's Chris Kalongo named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for April". Canadian Premier League. May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Christopher Kalongo named CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for April". Forge FC. May 3, 2024.
- ^ @safl_legion (December 2, 2024). "Ready to go" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 3, 2024). "'It Would Be An Honour': Kalongo Hopeful To Represent South Africa". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Christopher Kalongo at Soccerway
External links
edit- Christopher Kalongo at Soccerway