Joel Ngandu Kayamba

Joel Ngandu Kayamba

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atyrau
Number	17
Youth career
	Sharks XI
2013	Hlinsko
2013–2014	→ Příbram (loan)
2015	→ Hradec Králové (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Hlinsko
2015–2017	Pardubice	33	(1)
2017–2018	Opava	32	(11)
2018–2022	Viktoria Plzeň	75	(4)
2018	→ Opava (loan)	10	(2)
2022	→ Samsunspor (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2024	Boluspor	41	(4)
2024–	Atyrau	21	(0)
International career^‡
2020–	DR Congo	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021

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.

External links

• Joel Ngandu Kayamba – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Joel Ngandu Kayamba at Soccerway
• Joel Ngandu Kayamba profile on the SFC Opava official website