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Congolese footballer

Joel Ngandu Kayamba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
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)
*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.

Club career

Early Czech Republic career

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. In his first season with Opava, he achieved promotion to the top tier of Czech football, Czech First League. He also won a National Football League Player of the Month award in that season. He scored the winning goal in Opava's first Czech First League victory - a 2–0 home win against Jablonec on 1 September 2018.

Viktoria Plzeň

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. Kayamba would also stay at Opava on loan until the end of 2018.

International career

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.

Personal life

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.

References

  1. "Joel Kayamba odchází do tureckého Bolusporu". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. "Kayamba míří do Opavy. Má i na první ligu, tuší v Pardubicích". iDNES.cz. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. "Udrží Opava opory pro ligu? Kayambu či Kuzmanoviče láká Olomouc - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. Seznam.cz. "Opava poprvé v sezóně vyhrála" (in Czech). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Joel Kayamba míří do Plzně, jde o největší přestup Opavy". Opavský a hlučínský deník (in Czech). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. "Mistr hlásí posilu. Do Plzně míří Kayamba, podzim dokončí v Opavě". iDNES.cz. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. "Angola v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 17 November 2020.
  9. "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

External links

FC Atyrau – current squad
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