Christian Maghoma

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

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]
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)
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 22:12, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2017

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 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]

Gillingham

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

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.[8]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team on May 2017.[9] Maghoma made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[10][11]

Personal life

Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[12] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[13] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Brentford.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16[15] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[16] Premier League 0000000000
2017–18[17] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[17] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 0000000000
Arka Gdynia 2018–19[18] Ekstraklasa 15020—1[lower-alpha 2]0180
2019–20[18] Ekstraklasa 20010——210
Total 35030—10390
Gillingham 2020–21[19] League One 4010303[lower-alpha 1]0110
Career total 390403070530
  1. 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. "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. "Gills clinch the signing of Christian Maghoma".
  8. Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  9. "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  10. "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.
  11. "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  12. "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  13. "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  14. Dan Coombs (13 May 2017). "16-year-old Tottenham talent Paris Maghoma wins praise after stand out performance". HITC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. "C. Maghoma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  19. "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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