Joel Ngandu Kayamba

Joel Ngandu Kayamba (born 17 April 1992) is a Congolese professional football midfielder currently playing for Viktoria Plzeň in the Fortuna Liga.

Joel Ngandu Kayamba
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 5
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– Viktoria Plzeň 17 (3)
2018 → Opava (loan) 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2019

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.[1] In his first season with Opava, he achieved promotion to the top tier of Czech football, Czech First League.[2] He also won a National Football League Player of the Month award in that season.[3] He scored the winning goal in Opava's first Czech First League victory - a 2–0 home win against Jablonec on 1 September 2018.[4]

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.[5] Kayamba would also stay at Opava on loan until the end of 2018.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. "Kayamba míří do Opavy. Má i na první ligu, tuší v Pardubicích". iDNES.cz. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. "Udrží Opava opory pro ligu? Kayambu či Kuzmanoviče láká Olomouc - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. Seznam.cz. "Opava poprvé v sezóně vyhrála" (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. "Joel Kayamba míří do Plzně, jde o největší přestup Opavy". Opavský a hlučínský deník (in Czech). 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. "Mistr hlásí posilu. Do Plzně míří Kayamba, podzim dokončí v Opavě". iDNES.cz. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  7. "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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