Dioko Kaluyituka

Dioko Kaluyituka

Personal information
Full name	Alain Dioko Kaluyituka
Date of birth	January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 24)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Ahly Doha
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	AS Vita Club	-	(-)
2007–2011	TP Mazembe	-	(-)
2011–	Al-Ahly Doha	7	(6)
National team‡
2004–	Congo DR[1]	19	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:46, 18 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Alain Dioko Kaluyituka (born January 2, 1987) is a DR Congo association football player who is currently playing for Al-Ahly Doha in the Qatar Stars League. He has represented his country Congo DR 10 times, scoring 3 times. He has also represented his former club TP Mazembe in International football in both CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Career

Dioko was born in the DR Congo and in 2004 was signed to Linafoot club AS Vita Club for whom he played for 2 years. He would then transfer to TP Mazembe in 2007, where he would immediately find success. He played for the club in the 2007 CAF Champions League in which they reached the final 16 qualification, before being knocked out by FAR Rabat. During the 2008 CAF Champions League he played for the club, but they were knocked out of Group B, finishing third overall.^[2] Thire ultimate success came during the 2009 CAF Champions League, which Mazembe won. Dioko received the Golden Boot, having scored 8 goals. This meant that for the first time ever TP Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. Dioko was part of the squad that participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they found limited success, finishing 6th of 7.^[3]

He scored the second goal in the semifinal of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where TP Mazembe defeated Internacional of Brazil 2-0 to become the first team outside Europe and South America to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. He was awarded the Silver Ball at the tournament.

In 2011, Dioko signed a three-year deal with Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar,^[4] wearing the No.15 jersey that he already had in Mazembe. While finalizing the transfer, a dispute erupted between Mazembe and Al Ahly. FIFA ruled in favour of Al Ahly and declared the player eligible to play in the Qatar league.^[5]

International career

Dioko has represented DR Congo national football team 10 times, scoring 3 times. All of these matches were during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.^[6]

Honours

With TP Mazembe

• 2009 Linafoot Champions
• 2009 CAF Champions League: Champions
• 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: 6th
• 2010 CAF Champions League: Champions
• 2010 FIFA Club World Cup: 2nd
• 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball.

References

1. ^ Dioko Kaluyituka at National-Football-Teams.com
2. ^ http://au.soccerway.com/players/kaliyutuka-dioko/41286/
3. ^ TP Mazembe-Pohang Steelers preview
4. ^ Congolese Kaluyituka for Ahli
5. ^ Fifa says Kaluyituka is free to play in Qatar
6. ^ Dioko Kaluyituka – FIFA competition record

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Name	Kaluyituka, Dioko
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Date of birth	January 2, 1987
Place of birth	Democratic Republic of the Congo
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