Mavis Tchibota Dufounou (Hebrew: מאויס צ'יבוטה דפונו;[4] born 7 May 1996) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti and the Congo national football team.[2]
 Tchibota with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mavis Tchibota Dufounou | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akron Tolyatti | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Diables Noirs | ||
| 2015–2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) | 58 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | (11) |
| 2019–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 58 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | (5) |
| 2024– | Akron Tolyatti | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Congo U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Congo | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editTchibota began his career in his native Congolese league playing for Diables Noirs, before officially joining the system of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015.[2][5] He spent the majority of his time out on loan with fellow Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Kfar Saba, joining in July 2015.[6] He scored his opening senior goal in his second match, notching a seventy second-minute winner over Maccabi Haifa.[2] Tchibota stayed for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, netting ten times in sixty-nine fixtures in all competitions for Hapoel Kfar Saba.[2] Bnei Yehuda signed Tchibota on loan on 4 July 2017.[2] Twelve months later, he was signed permanently via a swap for Maor Kandil.[7]
On 19 February 2019, Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad announced Tchibota had penned a pre-contract agreement with the club; effective from the succeeding June.[8][9] He scored on his competitive debut for them, netting in their 2–0 Bulgarian Supercup victory over Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 3 July.[2] After a further goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying against The New Saints, Tchibota scored his first league goal on 22 September versus Arda Kardzhali.[2] He netted a hat-trick on 25 September in the Bulgarian Cup versus second tier team Neftochimic.[2] In February 2022 Tchibota returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Haifa.[10]
On 12 September 2024, Tchibota signed with Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti.[11]
International career
editTchibota was selected in the Congo under-17 squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[2] He won four caps as his nation advanced from Group A, prior to losing in the following round to Uruguay.[2] He received a stadium ovation from fans in Congo's tournament opener against the Netherlands.[12] He represented the Congo under-20s in 2014.[13][14] In September 2017, Tchibota was called up to the senior team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana.[2] He won his debut cap on 5 September as Congo lost 1–5 in Brazzaville.[2] His second cap came in October 2020 in a friendly against Gambia.[1]
Personal life
editTchibota was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[1] He is the son of former Congo international footballer Pierre Tchibota.[12] He arrived in Israel at the age of fifteen with his mother, though further difficulties delayed their entry to the local youth club of Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6][15] In 2016, Tchibota applied for Israeli citizenship by marriage. In September 2017, he made his competitive debut for Congo.[6][15] In January 2018, Tchibota received his temporary residence identity card.[15] In May 2016, he married his Israeli partner Karolina in Cyprus. They have one daughter together named Adelle.[15] That same month, he became an Israeli citizen.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 3 November 2024.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2019–20 | First League | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 12[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 41 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7[e] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 13 | 8 | 6 | — | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 99 | 23 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Akron Tolyatti | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 248 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 336 | 63 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, and appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editBnei Yehuda[2]
Ludogorets[2]
Maccabi Haifa
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mavis Tchibota". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Mavis Tchibota at Soccerway
- ^ "Mavis Tchibota". World Football. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - פרטי שחקן". Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Winger Mavis Tchibota returns from trial to boost Diables Noirs against Edubiase". Ghana Soccernet. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "מאוויס צ'יבוטה יפתח בהליך לקבלת אזרחות". Sport 5. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "מאור קנדיל מצטרף למכבי". Maccabi Tel Aviv. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Лудогорец подписа с конгоански национал от Израел". Ludogorets. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Ludogorets introduced Biton and Tchibota". Ludogorets. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "ברוך הבא, מאוויס" (in Hebrew). mhaifafc.com. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ ""Акрон" подписал Мависа Чиботу" (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Tchibota, le football dans les gènes". FIFA. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Congo U-20 aim to end 8-year drought". African Football. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "19th Edition of The African U-20 Championship, Senegal 2015". Confederation of African Football. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "צ'יבוטה: מכבי אכזבה אותי, לא רצו אותי באמת". One (in Hebrew). 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.