Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Livingston. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Republic of the Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romeni Scott Bitsindou | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | United Zürich | ||
| 2018–2020 | Javor Ivanjica | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Lommel (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Lierse | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Livingston | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Arbroath (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Congo U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Brussels,[1] Belgium,[2] Bitsindou joined the youth system of R.S.C. Anderlecht 2011.[3] A defensive midfielder,[4] Bitsindou played for Anderlecht in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.[2] He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and had trials at Olympique de Marseille, however Bitsindou was not offered a contract.[1] He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in Swiss Promotion League, 3rd level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18.[5] During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.[6][1] Bitsindou failed to make an appearance in Serbia,[7] and Javor were relegated to the Serbian First League.
Due to the limit on the number of foreign players in the Serbian First League, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to Belgian First Division B side Lommel SK. He made his debut for Lommel on 3 August 2018 in a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise.[2] In the summer of 2020, Bitsindou joined Lierse on a permanent deal.[2]
Bitsindou joined Scottish club Livingston during the summer of 2022.[8] Livingston loaned Bitsindou to Arbroath in September 2022.[9] In the summer of 2023 manager David Martindale announced that Bitsindou was no longer part of his plans and he was to find a new club. [10] This was reiterated even after the transfer window had closed, with Martindale adding that the player had been speaking to clubs in Belgium. [11] On 19 January 2024, Livingston announced the club had mutually parted ways with Bitsindou.[12]
International career
editWhile at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the 2015 African U-20 Championship, making 2 appearances.[13][14] He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c Transferts : Scott Bitsindou en première division serbe at adiac-congo.com, by Camille Delourme, 8-3-2018, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in French)
- ^ a b c d Scott Bitsindou at Soccerway
- ^ Scott Bitsindou at zerozero.pt
- ^ Scott Bitsindou at worldfootball.net
- ^ Scott Bitsindou at footballdatabase.eu
- ^ Romeni Scott Bitsindou at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, retrieved 10-8-2018 (in Serbian)
- ^ Romeni Scott Bitsindou profile at superliga.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ "Livingston strengthen with signings of Phillip Cancar and Scott Bitsindou". FourFourTwo. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Livi's Bitsindou joins Arbroath on loan". BBC Sport. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Carson, Callum (17 July 2023). "Livingston boss admits paperwork delay in South African youngster transfer". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Carson, Callum (6 September 2023). "Livingston boss concedes international break comes at perfect time for ailing defence". Daily Record.
- ^ "@LiviFCOfficial on Twitter". twitter.com. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "Niger-Congo: les Diables rouges battent le Mena 1-0 en amical | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.