Christian Maghoma

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Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 26
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)
2018–2020 Arka Gdynia 31 (0)
2020– Gillingham 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Eastleigh (loan) 17 (1)
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 11:07, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2017

Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Gillingham.

Club career[]

Tottenham Hotspur[]

Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014 and went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town in the EFL League Two however he did not make any competitive appearances.[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]

Gillingham[]

On 26 August 2020, Maghoma signed for Gillingham on a permanent contract.[7]

On 20 August 2021, Maghoma joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until January 2022.[8]

International career[]

Maghoma made one appearance for the England national under-16 football team in a victory over Northern Ireland U16s for the 2012 Victory Shield on 27 September 2012.[9]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team in May 2017.[10] Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[11][12]

Personal life[]

Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[13] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[14] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Brentford.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 6 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[18] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[16] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arka Gdynia 2018–19[19] Ekstraklasa 15 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 18 0
2019–20[19] Ekstraklasa 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
Total 35 0 3 0 — 1 0 39 0
Gillingham 2020–21[20] League One 4 0 1 0 3 0 3[a] 0 11 0
2021–22[21] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 12 0
Eastleigh (loan) 2021–22[21] National League 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 50 1 5 0 4 0 7 0 66 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Polish SuperCup

Honours[]

Arka Gdynia

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Legia Warszawa 2 - 3 Arka Gdynia". 90minut.pl. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Gills clinch the signing of Christian Maghoma".
  8. ^ "NEWS CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES ON LOAN". Eastleigh F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  10. ^ "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  15. ^ Dan Coombs (13 May 2017). "16-year-old Tottenham talent Paris Maghoma wins praise after stand out performance". HITC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  19. ^ a b "C. Maghoma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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