Gaby Mudingayi

Gaby Mudingayi

Mundigayi with Bologna in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Mudingayi
Date of birth	(1981-10-01) 1 October 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Union Saint-Gilloise	35	(1)
2000–2004	Gent	63	(0)
2004–2005	Torino	34	(1)
2005–2008	Lazio	69	(1)
2008–2013	Bologna	128	(2)
2012–2013	→ Inter Milan (loan)	9	(0)
2013–2014	Inter Milan	1	(0)
2015	Cesena	9	(0)
2016–2017	Pisa	2	(0)
Total		350	(5)
International career
2002–2003	Belgium U21	8	(0)
2003–2008	Belgium	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel "Gaby" Mudingayi (born 1 October 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Zaire, he represented the Belgium national team at international level.

Career

Early years

Mudingayi moved to Belgium at a young age and started his career at the third division club Union Saint-Gilloise. He spent two seasons with the club before moving to Jupiler League side Gent, aged 19.

Mudingayi established himself in the club's starting XI during the following campaigns, and was selected to represent Belgium at both youth and senior level for the first time.

Move to Italy: Torino and Lazio

In January 2004 Mudingayi joined Italian Serie B side Torino, helping the club win promotion back to Serie A in 2005. However, the club went bankrupt, releasing all the players as free agents. ^[1] He moved to Lazio in August 2005. ^[2]

After struggling with injuries, Mudingayi scored his first and only goal for Lazio on 8 January 2006, in a 4–1 win over Ascoli. However, on 22 April, in a 1–1 away draw against Juventus, his leg was broken in a tackle by Fabio Cannavaro. ^[3]

Mudingayi only became a regular starter in the 2006–07 campaign, under Delio Rossi, appearing in 28 matches.

Bologna

On 21 July 2008, Mudingayi was sold to newly promoted team Bologna ^{[4] [5]} for €7 million, ^{[6] [7]} on a five-year contract. ^[6] with part of the transfer receivable of Lazio was converted to the signing of Mourad Meghni outright, for an additional €1.75m. ^[6]

Mudingayi was an ever-present figure for the rossoblu during his spell, appearing in nearly 30 matches per season.

Inter Milan

On 20 July 2012, Inter Milan announced that they had signed Mudingayi from Bologna on loan, with an option to purchase. ^[8] The loan fee was €750,000. ^[9] Behind Esteban Cambiasso, Walter Gargano and Zdravko Kuzmanović, he only appeared in nine matches during the campaign. Mudingayi also injured his Achilles tendon in January. ^[10]

In May 2013,^{[ citation needed ]} after Gargano's departure, Mudingayi was signed permanently by the Nerazzurri for an additional €750,000 fee. ^{[9] [11]} on a two-year contract. ^[9] However, he went on to appear only eight minutes during the whole season, being released in the following year.^{[ citation needed ]}

Elche

On 20 October 2014, Mudingayi signed a one-year deal with La Liga side Elche CF. ^[12] However, he could not be registered due to the club's financial troubles, and left on 3 February of the following year. ^[13]

Cesena

On 11 February 2015, he was signed by Cesena. ^[14]

Pisa

In October 2016 Mudingayi was signed by Pisa. ^[15] He was released on 31 January 2017. ^[16]

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°41/A (2005–06)" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC). 15 July 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
2. Binda, Nicola; Cieri, Stefano (11 August 2005). "Mudingayi alla Lazio, Kalac verso la Roma". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup . Retrieved 7 September 2017.
3. "Gamba rotta per Mudingayi L' arbitro grazia Cannavaro - la Repubblica.it".
4. "Mudingayi è rossoblù" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Mudingayi ufficiale in rossoblù". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
6. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio al 2009-06-30 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2009. Meghni: la compartecipazione è stata risolta anticipatamente nel mese di luglio 2008, per l'importo stabilito da contratto (1.750.000) senza il realizzo di nessun onere o provento.
7. Bilancio intermedio consolidato 31/12/2008 [Half-Year Report on 31 December 2008] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 27 February 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
8. "Transfers: Mudingayi joins Inter". F.C. Internazionale. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
9. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-06-30 (in Italian). Milan: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2013.
10. "MUDINGAYI INJURY UPDATE" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
11. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-06-30 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2013.
12. Mudingayi, a las órdenes de Escribá tras su llegada a Elche (Mudingayi, under Escribá's orders after his arrival at Elche); Diario AS, 20 October 2014 (in Spanish)
13. Agradecimiento a Gabi Mudingayi (Thanks to Gaby Mudingayi) Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Elche's official website, 3 February 2015 (in Spanish)
14. "Gaby Mudingayi è un giocatore del Cesena" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
15. "Calciomercato Pisa, l'ex Torino Mudingayi da Gattuso". Tuttosport (in Italian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
16. "Calciomercato Pisa, rescisso il contratto di Mudingayi". Tuttosport (in Italian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

External links

• Gaby Mudingayi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Gaby Mudingayi – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian)
• Gaby Mudingayi at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Gaby Mudingayi at Soccerway