Senna Miangue, former Standard player, becomes starter in Kazakhstan

Under the lights of Aktobe stadium, the Belgian defender Senna Miangue, 29, now plays for FC Aktobe.

He immediately regained a starting spot upon his arrival.

Trained at Inter until he was 20 and discovered at Cagliari, the young defender Senne Miangue quickly showed promise early in his career.

His successive loans to Standard, Eupen and Cercle Brugge did not allow him to break through at the expected level.

He therefore left the Pro League a year and a half ago.

A new start in Hungary

After three months without a club, he bounced back at the Hungarian side Gyor, where Bernd Thijs was assistant and Nadhir Benbouli a teammate.

Hungarian champion, he nevertheless failed to establish himself as a starter.

He then moved even further, to Kazakhstan.

This summer, he signed a six‑month contract with FC Aktobe.

Despite a suspension for a red card received at the start of his spell, the player who had played more European Cup matches for Cercle than league matches for Standard established himself as a regular starter.

With the season ending in autumn in the Kazakh league, Senna Miangue has now completed his mission, having initially arrived to lend a hand in the second half of the campaign.