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Clévid Florian Dikamona (born 23 June 1990) is a professional
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who plays for
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as a defender. Born in France, Dikamona represents Congo at international level.


Club career

Born in
Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
, Dikamona started his career in 1997 with local youth side Caen Nord, where he spent two years before the club folded due to financial reasons. He then moved on to US Guérinière where he spent a couple of years, also frequently playing against the youth teams of
SM Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Championnat National from 2025–26 after relegation from Ligue 2 i ...
. It was in one of these games that he was spotted by scout Gilles Deshors and invited to play for the SM Caen youth side, signing for the club in 2001. He progressed through the various youth sides and was promoted to the reserve side in 2008 at the age of eighteen. He spent two seasons playing for the reserve side but was not offered a professional contract with the club after a dispute with the owners. He spent time on trial at
Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in Franc ...
and was offered a one-year contract, but signed for
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side
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after they offered him a three-year deal. In his first season with the club he drifted between the first team and reserve side, making his professional debut in February 2011 in a 1–0 win over
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, replacing Mody Traoré as a substitute. In October 2011, he received a request to join
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side
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on trial. Sheffield Wednesday were keen on completing a deal, however a fee could not be agreed and Dikamona returned to France. In the winter break he returned to England with
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club
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on a one-week trial, however again a deal could not be agreed. On his return he spent the remainder of the season with the reserve side. The following season, he was close to signing for
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side
US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...
on loan but the clubs could not agree a split in wages. In November 2012 he joined Championnat National side Fréjus Saint-Raphaël on loan until the end of the season. He became a first team regular for the side that challenged for promotion to Ligue 2, but missed out on the final day to CA Bastia having only needed a point to secure promotion. Following the completion of his loan Dikamona was released by Le Havre and became a free agent. He later signed for
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side
CS Sedan Ardennes Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan (), is a football club based in Sedan, France. The club was formed in 1919 and plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located within the city. Despite ...
on a free transfer, who had recently been demoted from Ligue 2. He was a first team regular making nineteen appearances and scoring three goals as the side finished in second place, gaining promotion to the CFA. He had the option to stay for another season with Sedan, however, he moved up a division to Championnat National side Poiré-sur-Vie. He was a regular for the first half of the season but then picked up a thigh injury which ruled him out for the majority of the remaining campaign. At the end of the season Poiré-sur-Vie were demoted due to financial reasons and Dikamona chose to leave the club and went to train with the UNFP. Due to his agent living in
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, he earned himself a trial at League One side
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. A deal could again not be agreed and he joined
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side Dagenham & Redbridge in August 2015 on trial for a friendly match against
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. He impressed manager Wayne Burnett with his performance and signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year. He made his debut a week later in the 4–1 away defeat to
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in the
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. In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the
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. In July 2016, after spending a week on trial at the club, he signed for Ligue 2 side Bourg-Péronnas on a two-year contract. On 15 July 2017, Greek
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club
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officially announced the signing of Dikamona on a two-year contract following his release from Bourg-Péronnas. After a spell with Israeli club
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, Dikamona signed a one-year contract with
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club Heart of Midlothian in September 2018. He extended his contract by another year in March 2019. Dikamona left Hearts in March 2020 to return to France due to the
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. He returned to Scotland in August 2020, signing a one-year contract with
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. He left Kilmarnock at the end of the 2020–21 season, returning to France with
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.


International career

On 1 March 2016 it was announced that he would be called up to represent Congo for the forthcoming matches against Zambia. This comes eight years after he was called up to represent the France U19 football team. He was called up to the
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for
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against
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in March 2016. He made his debut for Congo in a 2-0 friendly loss to
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on 17 May 2016.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dikamona, Clevid 1990 births Living people Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers French men's footballers Footballers from Caen Stade Malherbe Caen players Le Havre AC players ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players CS Sedan Ardennes players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Men's association football defenders French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent France men's youth international footballers Platanias F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Scottish Professional Football League players Kilmarnock F.C. players Black French sportspeople English Football League players 21st-century French sportsmen