Dominique Kivuvu

Dominique Kivuvu

Personal information
Full name	Dominique Kivuvu
Date of birth	16 September 1987 (1987-09-16) (age 24)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder/Right Midfielder
Club information
Current club	CFR Cluj
Number	8
Youth career
1993-2001	Neerlandia/SLTO
2001-2005	Telstar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Telstar	12	(0)
2006–2010	NEC	80	(1)
2010–	CFR Cluj	22	(1)
National team
2007	Netherlands U-20	7	(3)
2009–	Angola	6	(0[1])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dominique Kivuvu (born 16 September 1987) is a Dutch-Angolan footballer who plays for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Angolan national team.

Club career

Kivuvu is a midfielder who was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Stormvogels Telstar squad in the 2005–06 season.^[2]

Kivuvu is very well known for his intense strength and his high work rate, and these attributes have allowed him to establish a starting position for NEC Nijmegen, in the heart of their midfield. He's also known for having a very powerful, accurate shot, which he showed by scoring a screamer against giants Feyenoord. Kivuvu, who has dual citizenship, has been making his mark in the Eredivisie – the Dutch premier division – with NEC Nijmegen. On June 14 Dominique Kivuvu signed a contract with the current champions of Romania, CFR Cluj. In his debut match, the Romanian Supercup, he scored twice (once in his own net)in his team 2-2(4-2 a.p.) win over the former champions Unirea Urziceni.

International career

Angola

Dominique Kivuvu was the captain of the Netherlands national under-20 football team at the 2008 Toulon Tournament. But being Dutch-born Angolan, he has been also chased by the Angolan Soccer Association to play for the Angola national football team. He has reportedly accepted the offer to play for Angola at the Nations Cup, to be held in Angola in January 2010.

Kivuvu played his first game for Angola's national team on September 6, 2009, against Senegal.^[3]

References

1. ^ Dominique Kivuvu at National-Football-Teams.com
2. ^ "Dominique Kivuvu" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Dominique-Kivuvu.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
3. ^ Kivuvu called up at last!

Persondata
Name	Kivuvu, Dominique
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Date of birth	16 September 1987
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
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