Scott Bitsindou

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Scott Bitsindou
Personal information
Full name Romeni Scott Bitsindou
Date of birth (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2016 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 United Zürich
2018–2020 Javor Ivanjica 0 (0)
2018–2020Lommel (loan) 44 (1)
2020–2022 Lierse 25 (1)
2022–2024 Livingston 1 (0)
2022–2023Arbroath (loan) 16 (0)
International career
2015 Congo U20 2 (0)
2021– Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Livingston. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Republic of the Congo national team.

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Club career

Born in Brussels, [1] Belgium, [2] Bitsindou joined the youth system of R.S.C. Anderlecht 2011. [3] A defensive midfielder, [4] Bitsindou played for Anderlecht in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League. [2] He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and had trials at Olympique de Marseille, however Bitsindou was not offered a contract. [1] He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in Swiss Promotion League, 3rd level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18. [5] During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica. [6] [1] Bitsindou failed to make an appearance in Serbia, [7] and Javor were relegated to the Serbian First League.

Due to the limit on the number of foreign players in the Serbian First League, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to Belgian First Division B side Lommel SK. He made his debut for Lommel on 3 August 2018 in a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise. [2] In the summer of 2020, Bitsindou joined Lierse on a permanent deal. [2]

Bitsindou joined Scottish club Livingston during the summer of 2022. [8] Livingston loaned Bitsindou to Arbroath in September 2022. [9] In the summer of 2023 manager David Martindale announced that Bitsindou was no longer part of his plans and he was to find a new club. [10] This was reiterated even after the transfer window had closed, with Martindale adding that the player had been speaking to clubs in Belgium. [11] On 19 January 2024, Livingston announced the club had mutually parted ways with Bitsindou. [12]

International career

While at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the 2015 African U-20 Championship, making 2 appearances. [13] [14] He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Transferts : Scott Bitsindou en première division serbe at adiac-congo.com, by Camille Delourme, 8-3-2018, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Scott Bitsindou at Soccerway
  3. Scott Bitsindou at zerozero.pt
  4. Scott Bitsindou at worldfootball.net
  5. Scott Bitsindou at footballdatabase.eu
  6. Romeni Scott Bitsindou at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in Serbian)
  7. Romeni Scott Bitsindou profile at superliga.rs (in Serbian)
  8. "Livingston strengthen with signings of Phillip Cancar and Scott Bitsindou". FourFourTwo. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. "Livi's Bitsindou joins Arbroath on loan". BBC Sport. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. Carson, Callum (17 July 2023). "Livingston boss admits paperwork delay in South African youngster transfer". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  11. Carson, Callum (6 September 2023). "Livingston boss concedes international break comes at perfect time for ailing defence". Daily Record.
  12. "@LiviFCOfficial on Twitter". twitter.com. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  13. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  14. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  15. "Niger-Congo: les Diables rouges battent le Mena 1-0 en amical | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.