Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a centre back for club Aldershot Town.

Club career

Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014. He went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town of

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but did not make any competitive appearances. He was released from his contract at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 18 June 2018 Maghoma was signed by

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club Arka Gdynia on a three-year deal. Maghoma made his debut for the club coming in the 60th minute in the 2018 Polish

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where Arka Gdynia beat

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3–2. On 26 August 2020, Maghoma signed for Gillingham on a permanent contract. On 20 August 2021, Maghoma joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until January 2022. Following relegation to League Two, Maghoma was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 16 June 2022, Maghoma was announced to be returning to Eastleigh on a permanent basis upon the expiration of his contract with Gillingham. On 21 July 2023, Maghoma agreed to join fellow National League club, Aldershot Town. The following day from his signing, Maghoma sustained a ruptured achilles in a pre-season friendly against Wycombe Wanderers. Despite being subsequently limited to just six minutes of league action, he signed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Maghoma made one appearance for the

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in a victory over Northern Ireland U16s for the 2012 Victory Shield on 27 September 2012. Maghoma was called up to the

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in May 2017. Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.

Personal life

Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended

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. Christian is the younger brother of the footballer

Jacques Maghoma Jacques Ilonda Maghoma (born 23 October 1987) is a Congolese former professional footballer who made 380 appearances in the Football League between 2009 and 2020 and 25 for the DR Congo national team between 2010 and 2019. A midfielder, Magho ...

who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for

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Career statistics

Honours

;Arka Gdynia * Polish SuperCup:

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References

External links

Tottenham Hotspur Profile
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ESPN Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maghoma, Christian 1997 births Living people Footballers from Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Arka Gdynia players Gillingham F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Ekstraklasa players English Football League players National League (English football) players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Poland English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Men's association football defenders