Buduka Dylan Batubinsika (born 15 February 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

club

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Batubinska played as a youngster for

Paris Saint-Germain Academy The Paris Saint-Germain Academy, commonly known as the PSG Academy, is the youth system of both Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain (men's team) and Paris Saint-Germain Féminine (women's team). Established in 1970, the academy is ...

. In 2014 he began playing for the club's

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, capping 52 times and scoring twice. On 13 July 2017, Batubinsika joined

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

from the

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

. During his 4-year spell with the club he capped 73 times and scored 3 goals, and won the 2019–20

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

. On 23 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese top-tier

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

club Famalicão. On 31 August 2022, Batubinsika was loaned to Israeli top-tier Ligat Ha'Al club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

for the rest of the 2022–23 season, with an option to make the signing permanent. On 3 September 2022 he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory over

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

. On 21 July 2023,

side

announced the signing of Batubinsika on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Born in France, Batubinsika is of DR Congolese descent. He was called up to the DR Congo national team for 5. Matchday in afcon qualifiers in June 2023.

Honours

Maccabi Haifa *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Batubinsika, Dylan 1996 births Sportspeople from Pontoise Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football defenders Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Israel Footballers from Val-d'Oise Black French sportspeople 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players