Christian Maghoma

Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a DR Congolese footballer who plays for the Polish club Arka Gdynia as a centre-back.

Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Arka Gdynia
Number 3
Youth career
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2018– Arka Gdynia 31 (0)
National team‡
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2017– DR Congo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2017

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Maghoma signed for Tottenham in July 2014 and went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town in the EFL League Two however he didn't make a competitive appearance.[3] He was released from his contract at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

Arka Gdynia

On 18 June 2018 Maghoma was signed by Polish club Arka Gdynia on a three-year deal.[5] Maghoma made his debut for the club coming in the 60th minute in the 2018 Polish Super Cup where Arka Gdynia beat Legia Warsaw 3–2.[6]

International career

Maghoma made one appearance for the England national under-16 football team in a victory over the Northern Ireland U16s for 2012 Victory Shield on 27 September 2012.[7]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team on May 2017.[8] Maghoma made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[9][10]

Personal life

Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[11] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[12] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who is also an academy player in Tottenham Hotspur.[13]

Honours

Arka Gdynia

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Christian Maghoma joins Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town Football Club. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. David Woods (19 June 2018). "Done deal: 6ft 4 Tottenham enforcer completes Spurs exit after paperwork finalised". Football Insider. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. "Legia Warszawa 2 - 3 Arka Gdynia". 90minut.pl. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  8. "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  9. "AMICAL RD CONGO vs BOTSWANA (2-0) : BENIK ET YENI S'OFFRENT LES ZEBRES EN 7 MINUTES - Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". www.fecofa-rdc.com.
  10. "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  11. "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  13. Dan Coombs (13 May 2017). "16-year-old Tottenham talent Paris Maghoma wins praise after stand out performance". HITC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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