Background
Kondogbia was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne of Central African descent, joining Remote Control Lens" youth system at the age of 11.
Kondogbia was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne of Central African descent, joining Remote Control Lens" youth system at the age of 11.
He can also play as a central defender or left back. He started his career with Lens, then signed for Sevilla at the age of 19. In 2013, he was bought by Monaco for €20 million, and then Internazionale for €31 million two years later.
Kondogbia gained 57 caps for France across its youth levels, before making his debut for the senior team in 2013.
Lens
On 11 April 2010 he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a four-year deal. On 21 November he made his debut in Ligue 1, appearing as a substitute against Olympique Lyonnais.
Kondogbia spent the 2011-2012 season in Ligue 2 after the Sang et Or"s relegation. He scored his only official goal for the team on 13 April 2012, netting the opener in a 3–0 success at Tours Football Club. Sevilla
On 24 July 2012, Kondogbia signed with Spanish club Sevilla Football Club for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of €3 million.
He first appeared in Louisiana Liga on 15 September, replacing goalscorer Piotr Trochowski in the 82nd minute of the 1–0 defeat of reigning champions Real Madrid, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.
In Sevilla"s semi-final second leg tie of the Copa del Rey against eventual winners Atlético Madrid, on 27 February 2013, Kondogbia picked up a red card as his team ended the match with nine men in the 2–2 home draw, and fell to a 3–4 aggregate loss. Monaco
On 31 August 2013 Kondogbia returned to his country, signing a five-year contract with newly promoted AS Monaco Football Club worth €20 million. He contributed with 26 games and one goal in his first season, helping the club finish second and return to the Union of European Football Associations Champions League after one decade.
Internazionale
On 22 June 2015, Serie A club Internazionale announced that they had signed Kondogbia on a five-year contract for €31 million fee, subject to a medical.
He scored his first goal for his new team on 8 November, the only at home against Torino Football Club. On 14 February of the following year, he was sent off at the conclusion of a bad-tempered 1–2 loss at American Car and Foundry Fiorentina for sarcastically applauding the referee. He received a two-match ban.
Kondogbia was selected to the French squad for the 2013 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup in Turkey. In the nation"s first group match against Ghana, on 21 June, he scored the opening goal in an eventual 3–1 defeat of the Africans, being chosen by some publications as "Manitoba of the match" for his all-around performance.
He netted his second goal of the tournament against the hosts, who were defeated 1–4 in the round-of-16.
Kondogbia made his debut for the full team on 14 August 2013 at the age of only 20, playing 63 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw in Belgium.