Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti (born 25 January 1986) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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for German Oberliga Niederrhein club MSV Düsseldorf.

Club career

Lukimya began his career in Berlin with SV Norden Nordwest 1898, before moving to SV Tasmania-Gropiusstadt 73. In 2004, he was scouted by Hertha BSC, where he played for the reserve team. After three years with Hertha, he initially signed a one-year contract with FC Hansa Rostock. In Rostock, he played for the reserves during his first year, before being promoted to the first team in 2008. In February 2008 he was rewarded with a professional contract running from July 2008 till 2010. On 9 March 2009, he was suspended from the senior team, and returned to play for the reserve team. On 18 August 2009, he was released from his contract and became a free agent. He subsequently signed with FC Carl Zeiss Jena until 2010. On 20 April 2010, he announced his departure for the end of the season and signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year contract the same day. On 24 May 2012, Lukimya joined Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 30 June 2015. On 26 January 2016, Bremen announced Lukimya would leave the club for

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. The reported transfer fee was €2 million. On 31 January 2019, Lukimya returned to Germany, joining Uerdingen 05 on a free transfer.

International career

His first game for the DR Congo national team was on 20 August 2008 against Togo in a friendly game.

Personal life

Lukimya holds a German passport.

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* * * * 1986 births Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Germany Living people People from South Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Association football central defenders German footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers FC Hansa Rostock players Hertha BSC II players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Fortuna Düsseldorf players SV Werder Bremen players Liaoning F.C. players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Chinese Super League players China League One players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub