Yoane Wissa is the first Congolese to score in World Cup games. The 29-year-old center forward was the scorer of Congo’s equalizer, this Wednesday (17), against Portugal.
In the final minutes of the first half, he headed in a cross from the right to tie the match and give the final score to the match. The game marks the African country’s return to the tournament, after 52 years.
The striker was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, on the outskirts of Paris, to a family in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He expressed his desire to defend his country even when he was playing for Châteauroux’s youth teams, at the age of 17.
The player said he wrote it on Facebook. to the Congolese Football Federation. “My name is Yoane Wissa, I play for Châteauroux and I want to represent Congo. I don’t know how to do that, but you could make sure people know that”, was the message, according to what the player himself said in an interview.
The Congolese is an athlete for Newcastle, England. Previously, he played alongside Brazilian striker Igor Thiago at Brentford. He was the starter in the position, and the Brazilian was a reserve.
At the beginning of his career he played in three divisions of the French Championship, for Lorient, Angers, Ajaccio, Stade Lavallois and Châteauroux, the club where he became a professional.
