Romeni Scott Bitsindou

Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse Kempenzonen in Belgian First Division B.

Scott Bitsindou
Personal information
Full name Romeni Scott Bitsindou
Date of birth (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lierse
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2016 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 United Zürich
2018–2020 Javor Ivanjica 0 (0)
2018–2020 → Lommel (loan) 44 (1)
2020– Lierse 9 (1)
National team‡
2015 Republic of the Congo U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

Born in Brussels,[1] Belgium,[2] Bitsindou played in R.S.C. Anderlecht youth and reserves teams since 2011.[3] A defensive midfielder,[4] he played in Anderlecht team at the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.[2] He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and went on for trials at Olympique de Marseille where he stays for some time but fails to get a contract.[1] He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in Swiss Promotion League, 3rd level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18.[5] During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.[6][1] However, after not managing to get through to the starting line-up and failing to debut in the league,[7] joined with the fact that Javor ended relegated to the second level were lesser number of foreigners is permitted, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to second-level side Lommel SK, debuting in the Belgian First Division B, on August 3, 2018, in a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise.[2]

In summer 2020 he joined same-level club, Belgian, Lierse.[2]

International career

While at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the 2015 African U-20 Championship, making 2 appearances.[8][9]

References
  1. Transferts : Scott Bitsindou en première division serbe at adiac-congo.com, by Camille Delourme, 8-3-2018, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in French)
  2. Scott Bitsindou at Soccerway
  3. Scott Bitsindou at zerozero.pt
  4. Scott Bitsindou at worldfootball.net
  5. Scott Bitsindou at footballdatabase.eu
  6. Romeni Scott Bitsindou at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in Serbian)
  7. Romeni Scott Bitsindou profile at superliga.rs (in Serbian)
  8. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  9. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.


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