Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti

Assani Lukimya

Lukimya after practice with Werder in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-25) 25 January 1986
Place of birth Uvira, Zaire
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Liaoning Whowin
Number 21
Youth career
1997–2000 SV Norden Nordwest 1898
2000–2004 Tasmania-Gropiusstadt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Hertha BSC II 54 (2)
2007–2009 Hansa Rostock II 14 (4)
2007–2009 Hansa Rostock 12 (0)
2009–2010 Carl Zeiss Jena 32 (3)
2010–2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf 64 (2)
2012–2015 Werder Bremen 79 (3)
2016– Liaoning Whowin 28 (6)
National team‡
2008–2011 Congo DR 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti (born 25 January 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Liaoning Whowin as a defender.

Club career

Lukimya began his career in Berlin with SV Norden Nordwest 1898, before moving to SV Tasmania-Gropiusstadt 73. In 2004, he was scouted by Hertha BSC, where he played for the reserve team.

After three years with Hertha, he initially signed a one-year contract with FC Hansa Rostock. In Rostock, he played for the reserves during his first year, before being promoted to the first team in 2008.[1] In February 2008 he was rewarded with a professional contract running from July 2008 till 2010.[2] On 9 March 2009, he was suspended from the senior team, and returned to play for the reserve team.[3] On 18 August 2009, he was released from his contract and became a free agent.[3]

He subsequently signed with FC Carl Zeiss Jena until 2010.[3] On 20 April 2010 he announced his departure for the end of the season and signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year contract the same day.[4]

On 24 May 2012, Lukimya joined Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 30 June 2015. On 26 January 2016, Bremen announced Lukimya would leave the club for Liaoning Whowin. The reported transfer fee was €2m.[5]

International career

His first game for the Democratic Republic of Congo national football team was on 20 August 2008 against Togo in a Friendly game.[6]

Personal life

Lukimya holds a German passport.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti". FC Hansa Rostock (in German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lukimya-Mulongoti erhält in Rostock Vertrag" [Lukimya-Mulongoti gets a contract in Rostock]. Spox (in German). 8 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rostock und Lukimya gehen getrennte Wege" [Rostock and Lukimya part ways]. Tagesspiegel (in German). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lukimya sagt der Fortuna zu" (in German). kicker.de. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Lukimya-Wechsel fix" [Lukimya move sealed]. Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Lukimya von Rostock nach Jena" (in German). kicker.de. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

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