Yves Makabu-Makalambay

Football player infobox
playername = Yves Ma-Kalamby


fullname = Yves Makabu-Makalambay
nickname = Maka
height = height|m=1.98
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|1|31
cityofbirth = Brussels
countryofbirth = Belgium
currentclub = fc|Hibernian
clubnumber = 50
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2002–2003
2003–2006
youthclubs = PSV Eindhoven
fc|Chelsea
years = 2006–2007
2006
2007–
clubs = fc|Chelsea
→ fc|Watford (loan)
fc|Hibernian
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
00 (0)
34 (0)
nationalyears =
2008
2008–
nationalteam = Belgium under–21
Belgium under–23
Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) =
01 (0)
00 (0)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = 21 September 2008

Yves Makabu-Makalambay (born January 31 1986) is a Belgian footballer, currently playing for fc|Hibernian of the Scottish Premier League. He possesses a tall physique, standing 2.03 metres tall. His parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yves grew up in Brussels in the same neighbourhood as fellow footballers Vincent Kompany, Faris Haroun, Anthony Vanden Borre and Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo.

Makalambay signed for fc|Chelsea as a youth. He went on loan to fc|Watford in February 2006 to cover for the suspended Ben Foster. Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd suggested that he was interested in signing Makalambay in some capacity for the 2006–07 season, [ [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/localsport/display.var.695318.0.boss_hints_at_possible_keeper_move.php "Boss hints at possible keeper move"] "Watford Observer"] but this did not come to fruition.

After he returned to Chelsea from the loan spell at Watford, he made the bench in Chelsea's win over Barcelona due to injuries to Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini. With the arrival of Magnus Hedman at Chelsea, Yves was relegated to fifth choice goalkeeper at the club.

He joined SPL side fc|Hibernian in June 2007.cite news
title = Hibs sign keeper Makaba-Makalamby
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6244440.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 27 June 2007
accessdate = 2007-06-28] Makalambay kept a clean sheet on his competitive debut for Hibs in a Edinburgh derby win at Tynecastle against fc|Heart of Midlothian. Despite making two bad errors in a 3–3 draw with fc|Aberdeen, Makalambay then made a penalty save in his next match, a 1–0 win over fc|Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

International career

In January 2008, Makalambay earned his first full call-up for Belgium. [Paterson, Colleen. [http://sport.scotsman.com/international/Mixu39s-delight-at-MaKalambay39s-full.3721332.jp Mixu's delight at Ma-Kalambay's full Belgium squad call-up] , "Edinburgh Evening News", 29 January 2008. ] He was then selected for the Belgium squad for the 2008 Olympic Games. [Pope, Gordon. [http://www.sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/16/SPL-Ma-Kalambay-called-up-by-Belgium/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/ Hibs lose keeper to Olympics] , Setanta Sports, 16 July 2008. ] Makalambay played in only one match during the Olympics, [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=290815/index.html Yves MA-KALAMBAY] , FIFA.] when he came on as a substitute for Logan Bailly during their 3–2 victory over Italy in the quarter final. [ [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/beijing-2008/2008/nigeria-ivory-coast-249378.html Italy 2–3 Belgium] , Eurosport, 16 August 2008.] Belgium eventually finished in fourth place, Makalambay missing out on a medal due to defeats by Nigeria and Brazil. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/football/7577449.stm Ronaldinho leads Brazil to bronze] , BBC Sport, 22 August 2008.]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=38055|name=Yves Makabu-Makalambay
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/4/211124.shtml 2008 Summer Olympics biography]

Persondata
NAME= Makabu-Makalambay, Yves
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Makabu-Makalambay, Yves
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1986-1-31
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brussels, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=