Christian Maghoma

Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2020 Arka Gdynia 35 (0)
2020–2022 Gillingham 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Eastleigh (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Eastleigh 25 (1)
2023– Aldershot Town 14 (0)
International career
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2017 DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League club Aldershot Town.

Club career

Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014. He went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town of EFL League Two but did not make any competitive appearances.[3] He was released from his contract at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 18 June 2018 Maghoma was signed by Polish club Arka Gdynia on a three-year deal.[5] Maghoma made his debut for the club coming in the 60th minute in the 2018 Polish Super Cup where Arka Gdynia beat Legia Warsaw 3–2.[6]

On 26 August 2020, Maghoma signed for Gillingham on a permanent contract.[7] On 20 August 2021, Maghoma joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until January 2022.[8] Following relegation to League Two, Maghoma was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]

On 16 June 2022, Maghoma was announced to be returning to Eastleigh on a permanent basis upon the expiration of his contract with Gillingham.[10]

On 21 July 2023, Maghoma agreed to join fellow National League club, Aldershot Town.[11] The following day from his signing, Maghoma sustained a ruptured achilles in a pre-season friendly against Wycombe Wanderers.[12] Despite being subsequently limited to just six minutes of league action, he signed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]

International career

Maghoma made one appearance for the England national under-16 football team in a victory over Northern Ireland U16s for the 2012 Victory Shield on 27 September 2012.[14]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team in May 2017.[15] Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[16][17]

Personal life

Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[18] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[19] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Brentford.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[23] — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[21] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arka Gdynia 2018–19[24] Ekstraklasa 15 0 2 0 — 1[d] 0 18 0
2019–20[24] Ekstraklasa 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
Total 35 0 3 0 — 1 0 39 0
Gillingham 2020–21[25] League One 4 0 1 0 3 0 3[c] 0 11 0
2021–22[26] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 4 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 12 0
Eastleigh (loan) 2021–22[26][24] National League 17 1 3 1 — 2[e] 0 22 2
Eastleigh 2022–23[24] National League 25 1 0 0 — 3[e] 0 28 1
Aldershot Town 2023–24[24] National League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2024–25[24] National League 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
Total 14 0 1 0 — 0 0 15 0
Career total 95 2 8 1 4 0 12 0 119 3
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Arka Gdynia

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Christian Maghoma joins Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town Football Club. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ David Woods (19 June 2018). "Done deal: 6ft 4 Tottenham enforcer completes Spurs exit after paperwork finalised". Football Insider. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Legia Warszawa 2 - 3 Arka Gdynia". 90minut.pl. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Gills clinch the signing of Christian Maghoma".
  8. ^ "NEWS CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES ON LOAN". Eastleigh F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ "NEW SIGNING : CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Christian Maghoma". Aldershot Town F.C. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "INJURY UPDATE: Christian Maghoma". www.theshots.co.uk. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Four players sign new contracts". www.theshots.co.uk. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ^ Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  15. ^ "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  16. ^ "AMICAL RD CONGO vs BOTSWANA (2-0) : BENIK ET YENI S'OFFRENT LES ZEBRES EN 7 MINUTES - Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". www.fecofa-rdc.com. 5 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  20. ^ Dan Coombs (13 May 2017). "16-year-old Tottenham talent Paris Maghoma wins praise after stand out performance". HITC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  24. ^ a b c d e f "C. Maghoma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.