Christ Makosso

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Christ Makosso
Personal information
Full name Christ Melik Makosso [1]
Date of birth (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Ajax Moungali
2021–2023 CARA Brazzaville
2023–2024 Sochaux B 8 (0)
2023–2024 Sochaux 13 (0)
2024–2025 RWDM 23 (1)
2025– Luton Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Congo 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:33, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:33, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Christ Melik Makosso (born 9 May 2004) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for English club Luton Town, as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Brazzaville, Makosso spent his early career in the Congo with Ajax Moungali and CARA Brazzaville. [1] [2] He then played in France with Sochaux, before moving to Belgian club RWDM in January 2024. [3] [4] He was praised in the media as the "future" of RWDM, [5] while Makosso said he would focus on his club career over his international career. [6]

He moved to English club Luton Town in January 2025. [7] [8]

International career

He made his international debut for Congo in 2022. [1] In March 2024, Makosso said he was focussing on his club career at RWDM. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Christ Makosso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Christ Makosso at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Christ Makosso quitte le FCSM". www.fcsochaux.fr.
  4. ↑ "Une nouvelle recrue au RWDM : le défenseur central Christ Makosso signe en provenance de Sochaux". Le Soir. 25 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Christ Makosso, nouvelle pépite en devenir du RWDM ?". Le Soir. 27 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Christ Makosso (RWDM) voit le Cercle comme un match capital : « Prendre des points avant les play-down »". Le Soir. 14 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Christ Makosso: Luton Town sign RWD Molenbeek centre-back". BBC Sport. 1 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hatters make young Congo defender their first signing of the January transfer window". Luton Today. 31 December 2024.
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