Mavis Tchibota Dufounou ( he, מאויס צ'יבוטה דפונו; born 7 May 1996) is a Congolese

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er who plays as a

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for Israeli Premier League club

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and the Congo national football team.

Club career

Tchibota began his career in his native Congolese league playing for

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, before officially joining the system of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015. He spent the majority of his time out on loan with fellow Israeli Premier League side

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

, joining in July 2015. He scored his opening senior goal in his second match, notching a seventy second-minute winner over Maccabi Haifa. Tchibota stayed for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, netting ten times in sixty-nine fixtures in all competitions for Hapoel Kfar Saba. Bnei Yehuda signed Tchibota on loan on 4 July 2017. Twelve months later, he was signed permanently via a swap for Maor Kandil. On 19 February 2019,

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club Ludogorets Razgrad announced Tchibota had penned a pre-contract agreement with the club; effective from the succeeding June. He scored on his competitive debut for them, netting in their 2–0 Bulgarian Supercup victory over

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on 3 July. After a further goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying against

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, Tchibota scored his first league goal on 22 September versus

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. He netted a hat-trick on 25 September in the Bulgarian Cup versus second tier team Neftochimic. In February 2022 Tchibota returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Haifa.

International career

Tchibota was selected in the Congo under-17 squad for the

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in Mexico. He won four caps as his nation advanced from Group A, prior to losing in the following round to Uruguay. He received a stadium ovation from fans in Congo's tournament opener against the Netherlands. He represented the Congo under-20s in 2014. In September 2017, Tchibota was called up to the

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team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana. He won his debut cap on 5 September as Congo lost 1–5 in Brazzaville. His second cap came in October 2020 in a friendly against

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Personal life

Tchibota was born in

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. He is the son of former Congo international footballer Pierre Tchibota. He arrived in Israel at the age of fifteen with his mother, though further difficulties delayed their entry to the local youth club of Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2016, Tchibota applied for Israeli citizenship by marriage. In September 2017, he made his competitive debut for Congo. In January 2018, Tchibota received his temporary residence identity card. In May 2016, he married his Israeli partner Karolina in Cyprus. They have one daughter together named Adelle. That same month, he became an Israeli citizen.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bnei Yehuda *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

: 2018–19 Ludogorets * First League: 2019–20,

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* Bulgarian Supercup:

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Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Premier League: 2021–22,

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tchibota, Mavis 1996 births Living people People from Pointe-Noire Republic of the Congo men's footballers Men's association football forwards CSMD Diables Noirs players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Israeli Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Israel Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria