Mike Botuli Cestor (born 30 April 1992) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Radomiak Radom. Born in France, Cestor has earned

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for DR Congo at under-20 level.

Club career

Early career

Cestor was born in

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, Paris. Before trialling for

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, Cestor had been on the books as a youth player for Italian side Pisa.

Leyton Orient

Cestor joined Orient's youth squad early in the 2009–10 season and also featured in the reserve team before being called up to the first-team squad in December 2009, although he made no first-team appearances. He signed a new two-year contract on 9 June 2010, and he made his professional debut in a

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match for Orient, as they won 2–1 at

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on 10 August 2010. His league debut came three days later in the 3–1 defeat to

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. On 11 January 2011, Cestor went on a month's loan to

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, making his debut on 15 January in the 2–0 win over

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Woking

On 19 August 2011, he went on a month's loan to Woking, and made his debut the following day in the 0–0 draw at home to his old club Boreham Wood. He made seven appearances for Woking before returning to Orient and coming on as a substitute in their 3–2

defeat at

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on 20 September. He returned to Woking on 12 January 2012 for another month's loan spell, which was later extended, and after a brief return to Orient, he began yet another loan period at Woking. On 15 May 2012, he was one of three players released by Orient manager

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. On 19 July 2012, Cestor signed permanently for Woking, who were newly promoted to the

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. On 20 December 2014, in a 2–1 defeat to

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, Cestor suffered a long term knee injury, therefore ruling him out for the remainder of the 2014–15 campaign. Ahead of the following campaign, Cestor was released at the end of his contract, due to his slow progress with his injury.

Épinal

On 2 July 2016, Cestor joined French side SAS Épinal after a year without a club.

International career

Prior to the

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, Cestor received a call-up for the DR Congo U20 team. Cestor went on to start all four of DR Congo's games in the Toulon campaign, initially making his debut in a 1–0 defeat against the France U20 side on 30 May 2013.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

CFR Cluj *

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: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cestor, Mike 1992 births Living people Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Black French sportspeople People from Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent French men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players National League (English football) players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Liga I players Ekstraklasa players Pisa SC players Leyton Orient F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Woking F.C. players SAS Épinal players FC Astra Giurgiu players CFR Cluj players FC Argeș Pitești players Radomiak Radom players Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland