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Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 5
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 35 (0)
2020–2022 Gillingham 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Eastleigh (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Eastleigh 25 (1)
2023– Aldershot Town 14 (0)
International career
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2017 DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League club Aldershot Town.

Club career

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Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014. He went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town of EFL League Two but did not make any competitive appearances.[3] He was released from his contract at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

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]

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] Following relegation to League Two, Maghoma was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]

On 16 June 2022, Maghoma was announced to be returning to Eastleigh on a permanent basis upon the expiration of his contract with Gillingham.[10]

On 21 July 2023, Maghoma agreed to join fellow National League club, Aldershot Town.[11] The following day from his signing, Maghoma sustained a ruptured achilles in a pre-season friendly against Wycombe Wanderers.[12] Despite being subsequently limited to just six minutes of league action, he signed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]

International career

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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.[14]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team in May 2017.[15] Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[16][17]

Personal life

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Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[18] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[19] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Brentford.[20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] 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[23] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[21] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arka Gdynia 2018–19[24] Ekstraklasa 15 0 2 0 — 1[d] 0 18 0
2019–20[24] Ekstraklasa 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
Total 35 0 3 0 — 1 0 39 0
Gillingham 2020–21[25] League One 4 0 1 0 3 0 3[c] 0 11 0
2021–22[26] 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[26][24] National League 17 1 3 1 — 2[e] 0 22 2
Eastleigh 2022–23[24] National League 25 1 0 0 — 3[e] 0 28 1
Aldershot Town 2023–24[24] National League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2024–25[24] National League 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
Total 14 0 1 0 — 0 0 15 0
Career total 95 2 8 1 4 0 12 0 119 3
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

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Arka Gdynia

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. 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. ^ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ "NEW SIGNING : CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Christian Maghoma". Aldershot Town F.C. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "INJURY UPDATE: Christian Maghoma". www.theshots.co.uk. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Four players sign new contracts". www.theshots.co.uk. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ^ Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  15. ^ "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  16. ^ "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. 5 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  20. ^ Dan Coombs (13 May 2017). "16-year-old Tottenham talent Paris Maghoma wins praise after stand out performance". HITC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  24. ^ a b c d e f "C. Maghoma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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