Patrick Bengondo

Patrick Bengondo
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Alphonse Bengondo
Date of birth	September 27, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Akonolinga, Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–2000	Olympic Mvolyé
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Olympic Mvolyé
2001–2002	Etoile-Carouge FC
2002–2003	AC Bellinzona
2003–2004	Universitatea Craiova
2004–2005	GC Biaschesi
2005–2006	FC Winterthur
2006	FC Aarau
2007	Servette FC
2007–2008	FC Winterthur
2008–2011	FC Aarau
2011–2016	FC Winterthur
2016–2017	FC Le Mont
Total
International career‡
	Cameroon U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:07, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Patrick Alphonse Bengondo (born 27 September 1981) is a former Cameroonian football player.

Bengondo began his career in his native Cameroon playing for Olympic Mvolyé. In 2000, he moved to Switzerland to play for Étoile Carouge FC where he played for the 2001–02 season before transferring to AC Bellinzona. Success there earned him a move to Romania to play for Universitatea Craiova. Injury limited his chances there and after only five appearances in the 2003–04 season he returned to Switzerland to play for GC Biaschesi for the 2004/05 season.

For the 2005/06 season Bengondo played in the 2nd tier of Swiss football the Swiss Challenge League for Winterthur. A return of 18 goals in 31 games earned him a move to Super League side FC Aarau. Bengondo failed to settle in his first spell at Stadion Brugglifeld and soon moved to Geneva to play for the once-great Servette. For the 2007/08 season Bengondo was again on the move – this time to play at FC Winterthur. For the 2008/09 season Bengondo made a return to Brugglifeld to play for FC Aarau.

In June 2011, Patrick went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.^[1] In Aberdeen's first pre-season friendly in advance of the 2011-12 season, which was against Scottish Second Division side Brechin City on 30 June 2011, he played as a trialist and scored Aberdeen's second goal in a 3–1 victory.^[2] Patrick spent time on trial in July 2011 with Benevento Calcio in Italy and Hastings United F.C. in England. Patrick eventually signed for FC Winterthur on 7 November 2011 and scored on his debut against Young Boys in the Swiss Cup on 27 November 2011.^[3]

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