Messie Biatoumoussoka (born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for First Professional Football League club Botev Vratsa. Born in France, he represents the Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | CO Beauvais | ||
| 2007–2014 | AS Beauvais | ||
| 2014–2016 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Bordeaux II | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Avranches II (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | POX FC | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | 1599 Șelimbăr | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | POX FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Botev Vratsa | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | AS FAR | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Botev Vratsa | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Congo | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 | |||
Career
editBiatoumoussoka is a youth product of the academies of CO Beauvais, AS Beauvais and Le Havre.[3] He began his senior career with the reserves of Bordeaux where he won the French U19 tournament in 2017.[4] He moved to Belgium with Charleroi on 26 June 2018.[5] He was loaned to the reserves of Avranches for the 2019–20 season.[6] In 2021, he moved to the Cypriot club POX FC, with a stint at the Romanian club 1599 Șelimbăr in 2021.[7] He returned to POX FC for the second half of the 2021–22 season.[8] In the summer of 2022, he transferred to the Bulgarian club Botev Vratsa.[1]
International career
editBorn in France, Biatoumoussoka is of Brazzaville-Congolese descent. He debuted for the Congo national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mauritania on 27 September 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Delourme, Par Camille (27 June 2022). "Congo-Brazzaville: Transferts - Matimbou à Bobigny, Biatoumoussoka en Bulgarie" – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Interview. Messie Biatoumoussoka : " J'ai toujours eu ce sentiment d'appartenance et cet attachement au Congo, mon pays d'origine "". adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo (in French). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Qui es-tu Messie Biatoumoussoka ?". WebGirondins. 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Messie Biatoumoussoka annonce sa signature aux Girondins de Bordeaux !". WebGirondins. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SC Charleroi: Messie Biatoumoussoka devient Zèbre (photos)". sudinfo.be.
- ^ "US Avranches. Messie Biatoumoussoka arrive en prêt. Sport". cherbourg.maville.com.
- ^ Marius, Anghel (29 September 2021). "Messie Biatoumoussoka, de la CS Comunal Șelimbăr, convocat la naționala statului Congo. Clubul sibian, la prima astfel de realizare: "E o confirmare a selecției făcute în vară"".
- ^ "Στην Κύπρο το θηρίο, Messie Biatoumoussoka! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net.
- ^ "Girondins4Ever - Messie Biatoumoussoka : "J'ai eu la chance de porter les couleurs de ce club prestigieux. J'aurais aimé une autre issue, mais c'est le foot"".
External links
edit- Messie Biatoumoussoka at Soccerway
- Messie Biatoumoussoka at National-Football-Teams.com