Geoffrey Kondogbia profile
- Club
- Marseille
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- Central African Republic
- Date of birth
- 1993-02-15
- Birthplace
- Nemours, France
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 174 lbs
- Shirt number
- 19
- Signing / transfer fee
- €15.00m
About Geoffrey Kondogbia
Geoffrey Edwin Kondogbia (born 15 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille, which he captains. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also played centre-back on occasion.
He started his career at Lens, then signed with Sevilla at the age of 19. In 2013 he was bought by Monaco for €20 million, and then by Inter Milan for €31 million two years later. He returned to Spain in 2017 to play for Valencia, and in 2020 moved to Atlético Madrid.
Kondogbia earned 57 caps for France across its youth levels, before making his debut for the senior team in 2013. In August 2018, he was cap-tied to the Central African Republic by switching his allegiance, and made his debut for its national team in an official match shortly after.