Lévy Clément Madinda (born 22 June 1992) is a Gabonese professional

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who plays as an

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for Indonesian club

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, on loan from

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

, and the Gabon national team.

Club career

Celta

Born in Libreville, Madinda started playing football for

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. In October 2010, after having been spotted by the club during a youth tournament in

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, the 18-year-old moved to Spain and signed a five-year contract with

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, going on to remain several seasons registered for the reserves. Madinda made his official debut with the

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' first team on 31 October 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against

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for the season's

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. He first appeared in

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on 30 March of the following year, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 home draw to

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. On 19 January 2016, Madinda renewed his contract until 2018, being immediately loaned to

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until June. On 12 July, his loan was extended for a further season, now with a buyout clause.

Asteras Tripoli

In June 2017, Madinda left Balaídos to join Greek side

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Turkey

In September 2020, after leaving Keçiörengücü, he signed for

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Malaysia

In February 2021, he signed for Malaysian club

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. In July 2022, he signed for Malaysian club

. On 16 February 2023, he signed a one-year loan deal with Malaysian club Negeri Sembilan.

Indonesia

On 21 July 2023, Madinda signed on loan with Indonesian club

until December 2023.

International career

Madinda made his debut for

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in 2011, and was selected for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squad. On 14 November 2012 he scored his first goal as an international, netting the opener in a 2–2 friendly draw with

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played in his hometown, through a

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. In December 2014, Madinda was named as part of Gabon's provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations.

International goals

(Gabon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Madinda goal)

Honours

Gabon U23 *

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: 2011

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madinda, Levy 1992 births Living people Footballers from Libreville Gabonese men's footballers AS Stade Mandji players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Ümraniyespor footballers Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers Giresunspor footballers Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Persib Bandung players Segunda División B players Tercera División players La Liga players Segunda División players Super League Greece players TFF First League players Malaysia Super League players Malaysia Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Men's association football midfielders Gabon men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Olympic footballers for Gabon Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gabonese expatriate men's footballers Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia 21st-century Gabonese people