Dioko Kaluyituka

Alain Kaluyituka (born January 2, 1987) is a DR Congo association football player who is currently playing as a forward . He has represented his country Congo DR 30 times, scoring 9 times. He has also represented his former club TP Mazembe in International football in both CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Alain Kaluyituka
Kaluyituka with TP Mazembe in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alain Kaluyituka
Date of birth (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 AS Vita
2007–2011 TP Mazembe
2011–2015 Al Ahli 65 (52)
2012–2013 → Al Kharaitiyat (loan) 17 (8)
2015–2017 Al-Gharafa 15 (5)
2016 → Lekhwiya (loan) 8 (5)
2016–2017 → Muaither SC (loan) 10 (4)
National team‡
2004–2013 Congo DR[1] 30 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 1, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 16, 2014

Club career

Dioko was born in Kinshasa and in 2004 was signed to Linafoot club AS Vita Club for whom he played for 2 years. He would then transfer to TP Mazembe in 2007, where he would immediately find success. He played for the club in the 2007 CAF Champions League in which they reached the final 16 qualification, before being knocked out by FAR Rabat. During the 2008 CAF Champions League he played for the club, but they were knocked out of Group B, finishing third overall.[2] Their ultimate success came during the 2009 CAF Champions League, which Mazembe won. Dioko received the Golden Boot, having scored 8 goals. This meant that for the first time ever TP Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. Dioko was part of the squad that participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they found limited success, finishing 6th of 7.[3]

He scored the second goal in the semifinal of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where TP Mazembe defeated Internacional of Brazil 2-0 to become the first team outside Europe and South America to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. He was awarded the Silver Ball at the tournament.

In 2011, Dioko signed a three-year deal with Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar,[4] wearing the No.15 jersey that he already had in Mazembe. While finalizing the transfer, a dispute erupted between Mazembe and Al Ahly. FIFA ruled in favour of Al Ahly and declared the player eligible to play in the Qatar Stars League.[5]

In July 2012, Dioko was loaned from relegated Al Ahly to Al Kharaitiyat on a season-long deal.[6] He transferred to Al Gharafa in July 2015.[7]

International career

Dioko has represented DR Congo national football team 10 times, scoring 3 times. All of these matches were during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 July 2004Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.9 May 2009National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–02–0Friendly
3.2–0
4.7 October 2011Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo Cameroon1–02–32012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.11 November 2011Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland Swaziland1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.15 November 2011Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo Swaziland2–05–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.4–0
8.29 February 2012Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles Seychelles1–03–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.3–0

Honours
TP Mazembe

Individual

References
  1. "Dioko Kaluyituka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. "Congo DR - D. Kaluyituka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. FIFA.com. "FIFA Club World Cup archive - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. "Congolese Kaluyituka for Ahli". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  5. "Fifa says Kaluyituka is free to play in Qatar". BBC Sport. 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  6. Dioko move from Al Ahli to Al Kharaitiyat on a loan deal Archived 2013-04-16 at Archive.today
  7. "Al Ahli to unveil new Congolese signing Firmin Ndombe Mubele to media". Qatar Stars League. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. Dioko Kaluyituka – FIFA competition record
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