Congolese footballer
Joel Ngandu Kayamba
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Date of birth |
(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) |
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Place of birth |
Kinshasa, Zaire |
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Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Current team |
Atyrau |
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Number |
17 |
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Sharks XI |
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2013 |
Hlinsko |
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2013–2014 |
→ Příbram (loan) |
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2015 |
→ Hradec Králové (loan) |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2013–2015 |
Hlinsko |
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2015–2017 |
Pardubice |
33 |
(1) |
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2017–2018 |
Opava |
32 |
(11) |
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2018–2022 |
Viktoria Plzeň |
75 |
(4) |
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2018 |
→ Opava (loan) |
10 |
(2) |
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2022 |
→ Samsunspor (loan) |
11 |
(0) |
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2022–2024 |
Boluspor |
41 |
(4) |
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2024– |
Atyrau |
21 |
(0) |
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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
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.[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
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
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
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]
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