Budge Manzia

Budge Manzia (born 24 September 1994)^[1] is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National 3 club Seyssinet.^[3] He made two appearances for the DR Congo national team in 2012.

Budge Manzia

Manzia in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Seyssinet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Sharks XI
2013–2014	Étoile du Sahel	3	(1)
2014–2017	Dukla Prague	16	(2)
2015	→ Baník Sokolov (loan)	12	(5)
2017–2018	Sigma Olomouc	30	(2)
2019–2021	SFC Opava	11	(0)
2020	→ Baník Sokolov (loan)	6	(0)
2021–2022	Frýdek-Místek	16	(0)
2023	Gières
2023–	Seyssinet	9	(0)
International career
2012	DR Congo	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2024

Club career

At club level, Manzia played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 for Étoile du Sahel before moving to the Czech Republic to join Dukla Prague in January 2014.^[4] He joined Baník Sokolov of the second league on loan in July 2015.^[5] He scored in their first game of the 2015–16 Czech National Football League, a 1–0 win against FK Pardubice.^[6] Manzia scored a hattrick in Sokolov's 3–0 win against Varnsdorf in November 2015 before his loan spell expired.^[7] In April 2016, Manzia scored his first Czech First League goal in a 2–2 draw at Mladá Boleslav. He scored the second goal of the game in the 11th minute after a cross from Jakub Mareš, having provided the pass to Mareš for the first goal earlier in the game.^[8]

In the winter break of the 2016–17 season, Manzia joined second-tier side Sigma Olomouc, signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract.^[9]

International career

Manzia represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a friendly versus Burkina Faso on 14 November 2012.^[10] Following his debut he was named in the Congolese squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations but did not play.^[11] He was also named in the Congolese squad for 2013 African U-20 Championship.