Destin Onka Malonga

Destin Chancel Onka Malonga (16 March 1988 – 31 July 2016) was a Congolese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Destin Onka Malonga

Austrian forward Rubin Okotie (left) tries to score past Onka at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Destin Chancel Onka Malonga[1]
Date of birth	(1988-03-16)16 March 1988
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Date of death	31 July 2016(2016-07-31) (aged 28)
Place of death	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Diables Noirs
2007	AC CNFF
2008	Diables Noirs
2008–2010	MSP Batna	19	(0)
2010–2011	AS Contres
2011–2015	AF Lozère
2015–2016	Alès	22	(0)
International career
2009	Congo	1	(0)
Managerial career
2014–2016	Entente Gévaudan (goalkeeper coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Brazzaville, Congo, Malonga played professionally for MSP Batna in the Algerian Championnat National, before joining AS Contres of the French Division Honneur in 2010.^[2] After just one year left the club and signed for AF Lozère.^[3]

International career

Malonga made a full international debut for Congo on 14 November 2009 in a friendly against Angola, for his only international appearance.^[4]

Coaching career

Besides playing goalkeeper he also coached the Feminine football club Entente Gévaudan.^[5]

Personal life

Destin Onka died on 31 July 2016 at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France in a canoeing accident during pre-season club training.^[6][7]