Joel Ngandu Kayamba (born 17 April 1992) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstani club Atyrau.[1]

Club career

Early Czech Republic career

He made his debut in a professional league in Pardubice's Czech National Football League 1–1 draw at České Budějovice on 6 November 2015. He signed for Opava in 2017.[2] In his first season with Opava, he achieved promotion to the top tier of Czech football, Czech First League.[3] He also won a National Football League Player of the Month award in that season.[4] He scored the winning goal in Opava's first Czech First League victory - a 2–0 home win against Jablonec on 1 September 2018.[5]

Viktoria Plzeň

In September 2018, Kayamba signed a contract with FC Viktoria Plzeň for a speculated transfer fee of €800,000. Opava chairman Marek Hájek revealed that this move constituted a record transfer revenue for the club, breaking the previous record that was the sale of Libor Kozák.[6] Kayamba would also stay at Opava on loan until the end of 2018.[7]

International career

He made his debut for DR Congo national football team on 17 November 2020 in a Cup of Nations qualifier game against Angola. He substituted Jordan Botaka in the 80th minute.[8]

Personal life

He moved to the Czech Republic from France in 2013, married a Czech wife and has two children. He speaks four languages fluently: French, English, Czech and Lingala.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Joel Kayamba odchází do tureckého Bolusporu". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Kayamba míří do Opavy. Má i na první ligu, tuší v Pardubicích". iDNES.cz. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Udrží Opava opory pro ligu? Kayambu či Kuzmanoviče láká Olomouc - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ Seznam.cz. "Opava poprvé v sezóně vyhrála" (in Czech). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Joel Kayamba míří do Plzně, jde o největší přestup Opavy". Opavský a hlučínský deník (in Czech). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Mistr hlásí posilu. Do Plzně míří Kayamba, podzim dokončí v Opavě". iDNES.cz. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Angola v DR Congo game report". ESPN. 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Hráč měsíce Kayamba: Přezdívku Mireček jsem přijal, díky fanouškům jsem nahoře. Nabídky z ligy odmítl". FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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