Christian Maghoma

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Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma [1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26) [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 19
Youth career
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 2 (0)
International career‡
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2017 DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2017

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

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Club career

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

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

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

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16 [21] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17 [22] Premier League0000000000
2017–18 [23] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18 [23] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16 [21] League Two 0000000000
Arka Gdynia 2018–19 [24] Ekstraklasa 15020—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0180
2019–20 [24] Ekstraklasa20010——210
Total35030—10390
Gillingham 2020–21 [25] League One 4010303 [lower-alpha 1] 0110
2021–22 [26] League One0000100010
Total40104030120
Eastleigh (loan) 2021–22 [26] [24] National League 17131—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0222
Eastleigh 2022–23 [24] National League25100—3 [lower-alpha 3] 0281
Aldershot Town 2023–24 [24] National League2000—0020
Career total83271401201063
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Polish SuperCup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Arka Gdynia

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  2. 1 2 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  9. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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  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.
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  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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