16 Facts About Rabbi Matondo

Rabbi Matondo joined German club Schalke 04 in January 2019, where he made 32 first-team appearances and was sent on loan to Stoke City and Cercle Brugge.

Rabbi Matondo was born in Liverpool, England but moved to south Wales as a child.

Rabbi Matondo grew up in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff where he first played football in local parks with his father and brothers.

Rabbi Matondo began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City.

Cardiff appealed against the move and Rabbi Matondo was blocked from playing for Manchester City until March 2017 when the appeal was denied.

On 9 August 2021, Rabbi Matondo agreed to join Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.

Rabbi Matondo scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1st leg Qualifier on 22 August 2023 vs PSV Eindhoven slotting home a first-time finish into the bottom corner after a counter-attack to equalise.

Rabbi Matondo scored 34 minutes into his debut against Hamburg SV, receiving the ball on the left wing, and jinking between two defenders before curling into the far right corner.

Rabbi Matondo was eligible to represent DR Congo, England or Wales at international level.

Rabbi Matondo represented England at under-15 level before switching allegiance to Wales at under-17 level.

Rabbi Matondo played eight games in total at under-21 level.

In November 2018, Rabbi Matondo received his first call up for the senior Welsh squad for a friendly against Albania.

In May 2019, after travelling back to England from a Welsh national team training camp in Portugal, Rabbi Matondo was escorted from the plane by police after "behaving disruptively".

On 8 October 2020, Rabbi Matondo started for Wales in a friendly against England.

On 1 June 2022, Rabbi Matondo came on as a half time substitute for Wales in a Nations League Group A game against Poland.

On 22 March 2025, Rabbi Matondo came on in the second half for Wales in a World Cup Qualifier against Kazakhstan.