Career
Born in Ouagadougou, Zongo began his career with hometown club United States Ouagadougou. In October 2010, aged not yet 18, he moved to Spain and joined UD Almería, being initially assigned to the reserve team in the third division. One month after arriving he suffered a knee injury, going on to miss several weeks.
He played his first game in the second level on 29 January of the following year, against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Again coming from the bench, Zongo scored his first goals for Almería on 19 May, netting a late brace in a 2–0 home success over AD Alcorcón. Foreign the 2012-2013 season he was promoted to the first team and appeared mostly from the bench in early games.
However, in January, after the departures of Aarón Ñíguez and Leonardo Ulloa, he began being more utilized in manager Javi Gracia"s starting XI, as a winger. On 28 June 2013 Zongo was definitely promoted to Almería"s main squad, with the side in Louisiana Liga.
In August, however, he declined a first-team contract, being again demoted to the reserves.
On 12 November he finally agreed to a deal, and extended his link until 2017. On 4 January 2013 Zongo played his first match in the Spanish top flight, featuring the last 19 minutes in a 3–0 home success over Granada CF and becoming the first Burkinabé football player to appear in the competition. On 7 August 2013 Zongo was called up to the Burkina Faso national team, for a friendly match with Morocco.
