Georgi Minoungou
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.jpg) Minoungou in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Batiebly-Douibly, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | MFK Vyškov | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Tacoma Defiance | 43 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Seattle Sounders | 21 | (1) |
| 2026– | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Ivory Coast U20 | ||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 9 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:08, 10 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:08, 10 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Georgi Minoungou (born 25 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Born in Ivory Coast, he represents the Burkina Faso national team.
Minoungou was signed by Czech side MFK Vyškov in 2021, and was loaned to American MLS Next Pro side Tacoma Defiance. He was signed to Defiance for the 2023 season for a transfer fee estimated between $250,000 and $500,000.[1] In 2023 he traveled with senior MLS side Seattle Sounders FC for their practice in Marbella, Spain, ahead of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, scoring a goal in a friendly against Swedish side Hammarby IF.[2]
In 2023, he suffered a serious eye infection, with the resulting surgery leaving him effectively blind in his left eye.[3]
He received multiple callups to the Sounders in 2024 both for their U.S. Open Cup run and league play. He tallied an assist against Louisville City FC in a win decided on penalty kicks. He made his MLS league debut with the Sounders against the LA Galaxy on 5 May 2024.[4] Minoungou was signed to a permanent, four-year contract with the first team on 28 August 2024.[5]
International career
Minoungou has made appearances for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team.[6] On 3 September 2025, Minoungou was called up to the Burkina Faso national team. On 5 September, he made his first senior international appearance, as a substitute in a 6-0 victory in FIFA World Cup qualification.[7][8] On 18 November, Minoungou scored two goals for Burkina Faso in a friendly against Benin.
Style of play
Minoungou stood out among second team callups for his speed on the wing, his ability to control the ball in 1-v-1 attacks, and his willingness to attack the goal.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 6 January 2026.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2025 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco |  Benin | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 24 December 2025 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
