Fadel Gobitaka

Fadel Gobitaka (born 16 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian National Division 1 club RAAL La Louvière. He plays as a forward.[2] Born in Belgium, he has represented Togo at youth international level.

Fadel Gobitaka
Personal information
Full name Fadel Gobitaka
Date of birth (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998
Place of birth Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 RAAL La Louvière
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2010 Gosselies Sports[1]
2010–2013 Charleroi
2013–2015 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Standard Liège 3 (0)
2018–2019 ASV Geel 25 (5)
2019–2020 Roda JC 2 (0)
2020–2021 Differdange 03 11 (1)
2021– RAAL La Louvière 58 (12)
International career‡
2018 Togo U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2018

Club career

Gobitaka is a youth exponent from Standard Liège. On 27 December 2015, he made his Belgian Pro League debut with Standard Liège against Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz.[3]

In the summer 2019, he joined Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade and was in the first place registered for the Jong-squad.[4] However, he played two games for Roda in the Eerste Divisie. In May 2020 it was confirmed, that Gobitaka would join FC Differdange 03 from the 2020–21 season.[5]

On 1 September 2021, Gobitaka joined RAAL La Louvière on a one-year deal.[6] After promotion to the Belgian National Division 1 was secured, he signed a contract extension until 2023.[7]

International career

Gobitaka was born in Belgium and is of Togolese descent. Gobitaka made his professional debut for the Togo U23s in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Ivory Coast U23s on 37 March 2018.[8]

References
  1. Foot (Charleroi): Fadel Gobitaka, le Standarman qui fait la fierté de Gosselies, sudinfo.be, 29 December 2015
  2. "Belgium – F. Gobitaka – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Standard Liège vs. Mouscron – 27 December 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. RODA JC KERKRADE LIJDT KLEINE NEDERLAAG TEGEN FC EINDHOVEN, odajckerkrade.nl, 2 August 2019
  5. Gobitaka Fadel moves to Luxembourg, kick442.com, 25 May 2020
  6. Lefebvre, Bertand (1 September 2021). "D2: la RAAL plutôt que La Louvière Centre pour Gobitaka: Le projet m'a convaincu". Sudinfo (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. Malice, Florent (1 July 2022). "La RAAL prolonge l'un de ses hommes forts, ancien du Standard". Walfoot (in French). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. "Foot-Amical/Les U23 du Togo s'inclinent devant la sélection olympique de la côte d'ivoire 5-0 – AFRICA TALENTS". africa-talents.com.
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