Sita-Taty Matondo (born December 28, 1984, in

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) is a Congolese-born Canadian former

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player who played the majority of his career in

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with clubs in the

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, USL A-League/First Division, and

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. He also played abroad in the

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, and represented

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at the international level.

Career

Matondo began his career with Panellinios in the

, where he received the Defender of the Year award, and the Fair-Play award in 1999. In 2003, he signed for the Montreal Impact of the

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. He scored his first goal against

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on June 1, 2003, in a 4–0 win. He ended his first pro season with four goals in 21 games. After a successful season with Montreal he was signed by

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of the

, where he appeared in four games. He returned to the Impact in 2005 playing only in one match. After experiencing a shortage of playing time with Montreal he was traded to the

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along with

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for

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. He made his debut on May 28, 2005, against the

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. He recorded his first goal for the club on June 26, 2005, against

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, where he was named man of the match. During the 2005 season he scored two goals and added two assists. The

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acquired him for the 2006 USL season, where he helped the Caps win the

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by beating the

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to a score of 3-0 which he scored the third goal to clinch the title. He finished the season with three goals and also helped Vancouver win the

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. On April 11, 2007, he was acquired by the Impact from Vancouver in return for forward Jason McLaughlin. During the 2007 season he was loaned to the Impact's farm team

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of the

. He made his debut for the club on August 18, 2007, in a match against the

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in a 0–0 tie. He also appeared for the club in the postseason featuring in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches. In the semi-finals match he contributed by assisting a goal to Nicolas Lesage, but unfortunately wasn't enough to win the match as the

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held on to their 2–1 lead. On December 2, 2008, the Montreal Impact announced that Matondo along with

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, were released from their contracts. In 2009, he returned to

to play with Lasalle-Lakeshore United.

International career

Matondo represented Canada internationally as a member of the U20, U23 teams. He was a member of the Canada U-20 squad that qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior debut for the Canada national team on January 18, 2003, in a friendly match against the

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. Matondo played futsal at the QCSL World Cup in 2010.QCSL World Cup - Sita Tati Matondo
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Honors

;Vancouver Whitecaps *

Championship (1):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matondo, Sita-Taty 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Naturalized citizens of Canada Black Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer people from Quebec Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Åtvidabergs FF players Toronto Lynx players Trois-Rivières Attak players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players USL First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Canada Canadian men's futsal players Canada men's youth international soccer players