Archange Bintsouka

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Archange Bintsouka
Personal information
Full name Archange Dieudonne Bintsouka Koxy
Date of birth (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Partizani Tirana
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Kondzo
2021–2022 Diables Noirs
2022– Partizani Tirana 48 (15)
2022–2023Drenica (loan) 28 (7)
International career
2021– Congo 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025

Archange Dieudonne Bintsouka Koxy (born 25 October 2002) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Albanian club Partizani Tirana and the Congo national team. [1] [2]

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Club career

Bintsouka played for AS Kondzo of the Congo Premier League. [1] On 1 February 2022, it was revealed that Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Partizani Tirana were finalizing a contract with Bintsouka ahead of the close of the transfer window in Europe. [3] [4]

In August 2022, it was announced Partizani had agreed to a one-year loan for Bintsouka with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Drenica. [5] He scored his first league goal for the club on 27 August 2022 in a 2–1 victory over KF Malisheva. [6]

International career

Bintsouka made his competitive international debut on 21 January 2021 in a 2020 African Nations Championship match against Niger. He went on to make three total appearances in the tournament. [1] [7] Prior to the tournament, he appeared for the Congo in two warmup friendlies against Rwanda on 7 and 10 January. [8] [9]

International statistics

As of match played 19 November 2024 [1]
Congo national team
YearAppsGoals
202130
202420
Total50

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