Gaius Makouta

Congolese footballer

Gaius Makouta
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boavista
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2015 Le Havre
2015–2016 Créteil-Lusitanos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Le Havre II 2 (0)
2016 Longford Town 7 (0)
2017 Aris 5 (0)
2017–2019 Sporting da Covilhã 42 (2)
2019–2021 Braga B 22 (2)
2020–2021 → Beroe (loan) 37 (9)
2021– Boavista 71 (4)
International career‡
2019–2023 Congo 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Gaius Makouta (born 25 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Boavista.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Congo national team.

Club career

In February 2019 he joined Braga.

In January 2020 Makouta was loaned to Beroe.[2]

On 27 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Boavista.[3]

International career

Born in France and of Republic of the Congo descent, Makouta was called up to the Congo in October 2019.

Personal life

He is the grandson of Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou, a Congolese politician and a famous writer and researcher in linguistics.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2023[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre II 2014–15 CFA 2 2 0 — — 2 0
Longford Town 2016 Premier Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Aris 2016–17 Football League 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Sporting da Covilhã 2017–18 LigaPro 24 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
2018–19 LigaPro 18 2 3 1 1 0 22 3
Total 42 2 3 1 2 0 47 3
Braga B 2018–19 LigaPro 14 2 — — 14 2
2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 8 0 — — 8 0
Total 22 2 — — 22 2
Beroe (loan) 2019–20 PFG 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
2020–21 PFG 26 7 2 2 — 28 9
Total 37 9 2 2 — 39 11
Boavista 2021–22 Primeira Liga 31 2 1 0 3 0 35 2
2022–23 Primeira Liga 32 2 1 0 4 0 37 2
2023–24 Primeira Liga 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Total 71 4 3 0 8 0 82 4
Career total 186 17 9 3 10 0 205 20

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makouta goal.
List of international goals scored by Gaius Makouta[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2019 Leo Stadium, Thanyaburi, Thailand  Thailand 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 10 September 2023 Independence Stadium, Bakau, The Gambia  Gambia 0–1 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Boavista

References

  1. ^ Gaius Makouta at Soccerway
  2. ^ ""Берое" взе Макута" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Gaius Makouta reforça o Boavista FC" (in Portuguese). Boavista. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Gaius Makouta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  5. ^ Gaius Makouta at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Gaius Makouta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Prémio VITO Médio do Mês Liga Portugal Betclic para Makouta" [Liga Portugal Betclic VITO Midfielder of the Month award for Makouta] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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