Rahavi Minimbou Kifouéti (born 12 March 1989) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker or winger. Born in France, he represented Congo at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahavi Minimbou Kifouéti | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Auxerre | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | ES Wasquehal | ||
| 2009–2011 | Le Havre | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Le Havre II | 54 | (12) |
| 2011–2013 | Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie | 56 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | USJA Carquefou | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Luçon | 23 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv GO | 27 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Doxa Katokopias | 18 | (1) |
| 2018 | Elazigspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bastia | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Congo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editKifouéti was born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine (suburban Paris). He began his career in 2005 with AJ Auxerre. After six months without a club, following his release from Auxerre in July 2008, he signed a contract with ES Wasquehal on 12 December 2008.[1] Afterwards, he had short spells with Le Havre, Vendeé Poiré-sur-Vie, USJA Carquefou and Luçon.
Botev Plovdiv
editAfter a successful trial, Kifouéti signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 11 September 2015.[2][3] During the trial, he scored twice in a friendly game against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[4]
Kifouéti made an official debut for Botev Plovdiv on 12 September, but he was unable to prevent the 0–2 home loss from Litex Lovech.[5]
On 23 September 2015, Kifouéti scored his first goal for Botev Plovdiv during the 0–4 away win over FC Septemvri Simitli in a game for the Bulgarian Cup.[6] In October, Kifouéti provided the assists for the winning goals against PFC Montana and Pirin Blagoevgrad.[7][8]
In the spring of 2016, Kifouéti failed to impress. After taking part in 22 official games and scoring one goal, he was released from the club at the end of the season.[9]
Lokomotiv GO
editKifouéti spent the next season at newly promoted Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, but left the club in June 2017 when his contract expired.[10]
Doxa Katokopias
editOn 11 July 2017, Kifouéti signed with Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias.[11]
Elazigspor
editOn 14 August 2018, he signed for Turkish club Elazigspor.
Bastia
editOn 12 October 2018, he signed a one-year contract with SC Bastia,[12] and was released in July.
International career
editKifouéti made his debut for the Congo national football team in a 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss with Ghana on 5 September 2017.[13]
References
edit- ^ "La Voix du Nord".
- ^ Ботев картотекира трите нови попълнения, Кифуети и Старокин на линия за Литекс
- ^ Ботев реализира двоен трансфер в атака, Кифуети и Чибамба вече са част от отбора
- ^ Ботев разгроми Локо ГО в контрола, Рахави Кифует дебютира с два гола
- ^ Ботев загуби от Литекс у дома
- ^ Ботев премина без проблеми през Септември
- ^ Много пропуски и ценни три точки за Ботев срещу Монтана
- ^ Ботев с труден и ценен успех над Пирин, Нелсън дебютира с победен гол
- ^ Ботев се раздели с Кифуети
- ^ "Локомотив направи първа тренировка, Александър Димитров започва да гради нов отбор" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivgo.com. 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωση Rahavi Kifoueti" (in Greek). doxafc.com.cy. 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Rahavi Kifoueti s'engage avec les Bleus". SC Bastia. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo-Ghana". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
External links
edit- Player Profile at foot-national.com