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Dominique Kivuvu Personal information Full name Dominique Kivuvu Date of birth 16 September 1987 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.
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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
- ^ Dominique Kivuvu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Dominique Kivuvu" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Dominique-Kivuvu.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ Kivuvu called up at last!
CFR Cluj – current squad 1 Nuno Claro · 2 Lionn · 4 Panin · 6 Mureşan · 7 Renan · 8 Kivuvu · 9 Kapetanos · 10 De Zerbi · 11 Nicoară · 13 Piccolo · 16 R.Bastos · 17 Maftei · 18 Peralta · 19 Weldon · 20 Cadú (c) · 22 Hora · 24 Rada · 26 Celestino · 27 Ronny · 28 E.Koné · 30 Mincă · 32 Rui Pedro · 33 Beto · 45 Camora · 55 Nuno Diogo · 66 Fernandes · 99 Sougou · Coach: Jorge Costa
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Angola international footballers
- Stormvogels Telstar players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- People from Amsterdam
- Dutch people of Angolan descent
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Liga I players
- FC CFR Cluj players
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Dutch football defender stubs
- Angolan football biography stubs
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