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Gaius Makouta
Personal information
Date of birth	25 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alanyaspor
Number	42
Youth career
0000–2015	Le Havre
2015–2016	Créteil-Lusitanos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Le Havre II
2016	Longford Town
2017	Aris
2017–2019	Sporting da Covilhã
2019–2021	Braga B
2020–2021	→ Beroe (loan)
2021–2024	Boavista
2024–	Alanyaspor
International career‡
2019–	Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024

Gaius Makouta (born 25 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Congo national team.

Club career

In February 2019 he joined Braga.

In January 2020 Makouta was loaned to Beroe.^[2]

On 27 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Boavista.^[3]

On 26 July 2024, Makouta moved to Alanyaspor in Turkey on a three-season deal.^[4]

Born in France and of Republic of the Congo descent, Makouta was called up to the Congo in October 2019.

He is the grandson of Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou, a Congolese politician and a famous writer and researcher in linguistics.

As of match played 22 October 2023^[5]^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre II	2014–15	CFA 2	2	0	—		—		2	0
Longford Town	2016	Premier Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Aris	2016–17	Football League	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
Sporting da Covilhã	2017–18	LigaPro	24	0	0	0	1	0	25	0
	2018–19	LigaPro	18	2	3	1	1	0	22	3
	Total		42	2	3	1	2	0	47	3
Braga B	2018–19	LigaPro	14	2	—		—		14	2
	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	8	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		22	2	—		—		22	2
Beroe (loan)	2019–20	PFG	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
	2020–21	PFG	26	7	2	2	—		28	9
	Total		37	9	2	2	—		39	11
Boavista	2021–22	Primeira Liga	31	2	1	0	3	0	35	2
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	32	2	1	0	4	0	37	2
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
	Total		71	4	3	0	8	0	82	4
Career total			186	17	9	3	10	0	205	20

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makouta goal.

List of international goals scored by Gaius Makouta^[7]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2019	Leo Stadium, Thanyaburi, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	10 September 2023	Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia	Gambia	0–1	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Boavista

^ Gaius Makouta at Soccerway
^ ""Берое" взе Макута" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Gaius Makouta reforça o Boavista FC" (in Portuguese). Boavista. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ "Gaius Makouta Corendon Alanyaspor'umuzda!" [Gaius Makouta is in Corendon Alanyaspor!] (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ Gaius Makouta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ Gaius Makouta at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Gaius Makouta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "Prémio VITO Médio do Mês Liga Portugal Betclic para Makouta" [Liga Portugal Betclic VITO Midfielder of the Month award for Makouta] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.