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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atyrau | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sharks XI | |||
| 2013 | Hlinsko | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Příbram (loan) | ||
| 2015 | → Hradec Králové (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Hlinsko | ||
| 2015–2017 | Pardubice | 33 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Opava | 32 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Viktoria Plzeň | 75 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Opava (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Samsunspor (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Boluspor | 41 | (4) |
| 2024– | Atyrau | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | DR Congo | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021 | |||
Joel Ngandu Kayamba (born 17 April 1992) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstani club Atyrau.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early Czech Republic career
[edit]He made his debut in a professional league in Pardubice's Czech National Football League 1–1 draw at České Budějovice on 6 November 2015. He signed for Opava in 2017.[2] In his first season with Opava, he achieved promotion to the top tier of Czech football, Czech First League.[3] He also won a National Football League Player of the Month award in that season.[4] He scored the winning goal in Opava's first Czech First League victory - a 2–0 home win against Jablonec on 1 September 2018.[5]
Viktoria Plzeň
[edit]In September 2018, Kayamba signed a contract with FC Viktoria Plzeň for a speculated transfer fee of €800,000. Opava chairman Marek Hájek revealed that this move constituted a record transfer revenue for the club, breaking the previous record that was the sale of Libor Kozák.[6] Kayamba would also stay at Opava on loan until the end of 2018.[7]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for DR Congo national football team on 17 November 2020 in a Cup of Nations qualifier game against Angola. He substituted Jordan Botaka in the 80th minute.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He moved to the Czech Republic from France in 2013, married a Czech wife and has two children. He speaks four languages fluently: French, English, Czech and Lingala.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joel Kayamba odchází do tureckého Bolusporu". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Kayamba míří do Opavy. Má i na první ligu, tuší v Pardubicích". iDNES.cz. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Udrží Opava opory pro ligu? Kayambu či Kuzmanoviče láká Olomouc - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Seznam.cz. "Opava poprvé v sezóně vyhrála" (in Czech). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Joel Kayamba míří do Plzně, jde o největší přestup Opavy". Opavský a hlučínský deník (in Czech). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Mistr hlásí posilu. Do Plzně míří Kayamba, podzim dokončí v Opavě". iDNES.cz. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Angola v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Joel Ngandu Kayamba – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Joel Ngandu Kayamba at Soccerway
- Joel Ngandu Kayamba profile on the SFC Opava official website
