Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League club Eastleigh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Maghoma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | Gillingham | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | Eastleigh | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:07, 6 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2017 | |||
Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014 and went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town in the EFL League Two however he 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]
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.[11]
Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team in May 2017.[12] Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[13][14]
Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[15] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[16] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Brentford.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2015–16[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[20] | 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[20] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2015–16[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arka Gdynia | 2018–19[21] | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[21] | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Gillingham | 2020–21[22] | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021–22[23] | 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[23][21] | National League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Career total | 56 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
Eastleigh F.C. – current squad | |
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