Jonathan Bijimine

Jonathan Kabasele Bijimine (born 9 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder. Born in France, he plays for DR Congo national team at international level.

Jonathan Bijimine
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Kabasele Bijimine
Date of birth (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sedan II 10 (2)
2012–2013 Sedan 14 (0)
2013–2014 Perugia 0 (0)
2014 → Barletta (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2016 Córdoba B 58 (6)
2015–2017 Córdoba 29 (0)
2017–2018 Apollon Smyrni 12 (0)
2018 Fastav Zlín 6 (0)
2018 Logroñés 3 (0)
2019 Salamanca 0 (0)
2019–2020 Alcorcón 0 (0)
2019–2020 → SS Reyes (loan) 19 (0)
2020 → Algeciras (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2013 DR Congo U20 3 (0)
2017– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017

Club career

Born in Amiens to Congolese parents, Bijimine graduated with CS Sedan Ardennes' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 campaign, in CFA 2. On 19 October 2012 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 home success against AC Arles-Avignon for the Ligue 2 championship.[1]

Bijimine appeared in 14 matches for the first team during the season (seven starts, 690 minutes of action), as his side were relegated. On 23 July 2013 he signed a three-year deal with Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione side A.C. Perugia Calcio.[2]

On 31 January 2014, after appearing rarely for Perugia, Bijimine was loaned to S.S. Barletta Calcio until June.[3] On 3 September he moved teams and countries again, joining Spanish side Córdoba CF, and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]

On 23 May 2015 Bijimine made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fede Vico in a 0–3 away loss against SD Eibar, as the Andalusians were already relegated.[5] On 1 July of the following year, he signed a new three-year contract with the Verdiblancos and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]

Bijimine became a regular starter under José Luis Oltra and Luis Carrión, but after being tested positive in a blood alcohol test following a car accident on 7 February 2017,[7] he was only rarely used.[8] On 20 July, he cut ties with the club.[9]

On 15 March 2019, after spells with FC Fastav Zlín and UD Logroñés, Bijimine joined Segunda División B side Salamanca CF;[10] seven days later, however, the club stated that he could not play due to being already registered to a French amateur club near his hometown.[11]

On 6 August 2019, Bijimine joined fellow third division side UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, on loan from AD Alcorcón.[12] The following 21 January, he moved to fellow league team Algeciras CF also in a temporary deal.[13]

International career

After representing DR Congo at under-20 level, Bijimine was included in Florent Ibenge's 31-man squad ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on 23 December 2016,[14] but was later cut from the final list.[15] He made his full international debut with the main squad the following 26 March, replacing Wilson Kamavuaka in 1–2 friendly loss at Kenya.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2018[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sedan II 2012–13 CFA 2 102———102
Sedan 2012–13 Ligue 2 1400000—140
Perugia 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 0010——10
Barletta 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 60———60
Córdoba II 2014–15 Segunda División B 296———296
Córdoba 2014–15 La Liga 1000——10
2015–16 Segunda División 8000——80
2016–17 20040——240
Total 29040—00330
Apollon Smyrni 2017–18 Superleague Greece 12010——130
Career total 10086000001068

References
  1. CS Sedan 4–2 AC Arles Avignon; Ligue 1, 19 October 2012 (in French)
  2. Il Perugia calcio ingaggia il centrocampista del Congo Jonathan Bijimine (Perugia Calcio signs Congolese central midfielder Jonathan Bijmine); La Nazione, 23 July 2013 (in Italian)
  3. Barletta, dal Perugia arriva Bijimine (Barletta, from Perugia arrives Bijimine); Il Calcio Che Conta, 31 January 2014 (in Italian)
  4. Bijimine, refuerzo para la medular (Bijimine, addition to the midfield); Minuto 90, 3 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. La victoria más triste del Eibar (Eibar's saddest victory); Marca, 23 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. "Seis razones para seguir con nosotros" [Six reasons to remain with us] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. "Bijimine da positivo en un control de alcoholemia" [Bijimine is positive on a blood alcohol test control] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. "Bijimine, con un futuro incierto" [Bijimine, with an uncertain future] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. "Comunicado Oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. "El central francés Jonathan Bijimine, nuevo jugador del Salamanca CF UDS" [French stopper Jonathan Bijimine, new player of Salamanca CF UDS] (in Spanish). Salamanca CF. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. "Aclaración a la situación del fichaje de Jonathan Bijimine" [Clarification over Jonathan Bijimine's signing] (PDF) (in Spanish). Salamanca CF. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. "Jonathan Bijimine, nuevo fichaje de la U.D. Sanse" [Jonathan Bijimine, new signing of U.D. Sanse] (in Spanish). UD SS Reyes. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. "El central Bijimine, nuevo jugador del Algeciras CF" [Central defender Bijimine, new player of Algeciras CF] (in Spanish). Algeciras CF. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. "Benik Afobe named in DR Congo preliminary squad for Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  15. "La RD Congo à la CAN avec Bakambu et Mbokani" [DR Congo to the AFCON with Bakambu and Mbokani] (in French). L'Équipe. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  16. "Léopards: La RDC chute 2–1 en amical face au Kenya" [Léopards: DR Congo fall by 2–1 in friendly against Kenya] (in French). Léopards Foot. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  17. "J. Bijimine". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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