Gaius Makouta

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Gaius Makouta
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Boavista
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2015 Le Havre
2015–2016 Créteil-Lusitanos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Le Havre II 2 (0)
2016 Longford Town 7 (0)
2017 Aris 5 (0)
2017–2019 Sporting da Covilhã 42 (2)
2019–2021 Braga B 22 (2)
2020–2021Beroe (loan) 37 (9)
2021– Boavista 71 (4)
International career
2019–2023 Congo 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Gaius Makouta (born 25 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Boavista. [1] Born in France, he plays for the Congo national team.

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Club career

In February 2019 he joined Braga.

In January 2020 Makouta was loaned to Beroe. [2]

On 27 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Boavista. [3]

International career

Born in France and of Republic of the Congo descent, Makouta was called up to the Congo in October 2019.

Personal life

He is the grandson of Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou, a Congolese politician and a famous writer and researcher in linguistics.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2023 [4] [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2014–15 CFA 2 2020
Longford Town 2016 Premier Division 700070
Aris 2016–17 Football League 501060
Sporting da Covilhã 2017–18 LigaPro 2400010250
2018–19 LigaPro1823110223
Total4223120473
Braga B 2018–19 LigaPro142142
2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 8080
Total222222
Beroe (loan) 2019–20 PFG 11200112
2020–21 PFG26722289
Total379223911
Boavista 2021–22 Primeira Liga 3121030352
2022–23 Primeira Liga3221040372
2023–24 Primeira Liga801010100
Total7143080824
Career total186179310020520

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makouta goal.
List of international goals scored by Gaius Makouta [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2019 Leo Stadium, Thanyaburi, ThailandFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–11–1 Friendly
210 September 2023 Independence Stadium, Bakau, The GambiaFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0–12–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Boavista

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References

  1. Gaius Makouta at Soccerway
  2. ""Берое" взе Макута" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "Gaius Makouta reforça o Boavista FC" (in Portuguese). Boavista. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. Gaius Makouta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  5. Gaius Makouta at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. "Gaius Makouta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. "Prémio VITO Médio do Mês Liga Portugal Betclic para Makouta" [Liga Portugal Betclic VITO Midfielder of the Month award for Makouta] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.