Rabbi Matondo

Rabbi Matondo (born 9 September 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge, on loan from Schalke 04. He also represents the Wales national team. Born in England to parents from DR Congo, he was eligible to play for either country, as well as Wales, where he grew up. Having played for England under-15s, he later opted to represent Wales and played for the under-17 and under-21 teams before making his debut for the senior national team in 2018.

Club Career

Early career

Matondo began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City. In 2016, he moved to Premier League side Manchester City for a small compensation fee under the Elite Player Performance Plan, an initiative created by the Premier League regarding movement of youth players. Cardiff appealed against the move and Matondo was blocked from playing for Manchester City until March 2017 when the appeal was denied. However, a fee of £500,000 was reported to have been agreed.

He made his debut for the Manchester City U21 side in the EFL Trophy on 15 August 2017 against Rotherham United, scoring his first goal in the side's next match, a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City. He added two more goals in the 2018–19 EFL Trophy, the game's only away to Tranmere Rovers in the final group game, and one more in a 3–3 draw at Barnsley in the second round, as well as netting in the subsequent penalty shootout win.

Schalke 04

On 30 January 2019, Matondo signed for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for a reported fee of up to £11 million on a four-and-a-half-year deal. He made his professional league debut three days later in a 2–0 home loss to Borussia Monchengladbach, as a 75th-minute substitute for Sebastian Rudy; on 16 February he was given a start in a goalless home draw with SC Freiburg. On 28 September 2019, he scored his first goal for Schalke in a 3–1 away victory over RB Leipzig.

On 7 January 2021, Matondo joined EFL Championship club

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