John Dinkota (born 11 December 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 2 club Jura Sud.[1]

John Dinkota
Personal information
Full name John Dinkota
Date of birth (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Jura Dolois Football
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2014 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Montreal Impact U23 10 (0)
2015 FC Montreal 11 (0)
2016 Mont-Royal Outremont 2 (0)
2016–2017 Oissel 16 (0)
2017– Jura Sud 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Dinkota and his family moved to Quebec when he was seven years old.[2] He started playing for local clubs before joining the academy of the Montreal Impact. He also played for PDL side Montreal Impact U23.[3] He then joined USL affiliate side FC Montreal.[2] Dinkota made his professional debut for FC Montreal on March 28, 2015 against Toronto FC II. He started and played 78 minutes as FC Montreal lost 2–0.[4]

In May 2016, Dinkota signed with Mont-Royal Outremont in the PLSQ.[5]

Personal life

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Born in Switzerland, Dinkota is of Congolese descent. He moved to Canada at the age of 7.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 9 February 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal 2015 USL 11 0 0 0 11 0
Mont-Royal Outremont 2016 Première ligue du Québec 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oissel 2016–17 CFA 2 16 0 0 0 16 0
Jura Sud 2017–18 National 2 7 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19 National 2 18 0 0 0 18 0
2019–20 National 2 16 0 1 0 17 0
2020–21 National 2 4 0 0 0 4 0
2021–22 National 2 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 49 0 3 0 52 0
Career total 78 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 81 0

References

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  1. ^ "DU CANADA AU CMSO…". CMS Oissel. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: John Dinkota". Montreal Impact. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Montreal Impact U23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ "FC Montreal 0-2 Toronto FC II". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Le CS MRO dévoile son alignement 2016!!". CS Mont-Royal Outremont. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: John Dinkota | CF Montréal".
  7. ^ John Dinkota at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2018.