Messie Biatoumoussoka (born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola club AS FAR. Born in France, he represents the Congo national team.

Messie Biatoumoussoka
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AS FAR
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)
2019–2020Avranches 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 0 (0)
International career
2022– Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)`
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 16 March 2023 (UTC)`

Career edit

Biatoumoussoka 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 edit

Born 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

  1. ^ a b Delourme, Par Camille (27 June 2022). "Congo-Brazzaville: Transferts - Matimbou à Bobigny, Biatoumoussoka en Bulgarie" – via AllAfrica.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Qui es-tu Messie Biatoumoussoka ?". WebGirondins. 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Messie Biatoumoussoka annonce sa signature aux Girondins de Bordeaux !". WebGirondins. 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ "SC Charleroi: Messie Biatoumoussoka devient Zèbre (photos)". sudinfo.be.
  6. ^ "US Avranches. Messie Biatoumoussoka arrive en prêt. Sport". cherbourg.maville.com.
  7. ^ 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"".
  8. ^ "Στην Κύπρο το θηρίο, Messie Biatoumoussoka! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net.
  9. ^ "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"".

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