Fadel Gobitaka (born 16 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Challenger Pro League club RFC Liège. He plays as a forward.[2] Born in Belgium, he has represented Togo at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RFC Liège | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Gosselies Sports[1] | ||
| 2010–2013 | Charleroi | ||
| 2013–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | ASV Geel | 25 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Roda JC | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Differdange 03 | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | RAAL La Louvière | 111 | (17) |
| 2025– | RFC Liège | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Togo U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 May 2018 | |||
Club career
editGobitaka is a youth exponent from Standard Liège. On 27 December 2015, he made his Belgian Pro League debut with Standard Liège against Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz.[3]
In the summer 2019, he joined Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade and was in the first place registered for the Jong-squad.[4] However, he played two games for Roda in the Eerste Divisie. In May 2020 it was confirmed, that Gobitaka would join FC Differdange 03 from the 2020–21 season.[5]
On 1 September 2021, Gobitaka joined RAAL La Louvière on a one-year deal.[6] After promotion to the Belgian National Division 1 was secured, he signed a contract extension until 2023.[7]
International career
editGobitaka was born in Belgium and is of Togolese descent. Gobitaka made his professional debut for the Togo U23s in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Ivory Coast U23s on 37 March 2018.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Foot (Charleroi): Fadel Gobitaka, le Standarman qui fait la fierté de Gosselies, sudinfo.be, 29 December 2015
- ↑ Fadel Gobitaka at Soccerway
- ↑ "Standard Liège vs. Mouscron – 27 December 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ RODA JC KERKRADE LIJDT KLEINE NEDERLAAG TEGEN FC EINDHOVEN, odajckerkrade.nl, 2 August 2019
- ↑ Gobitaka Fadel moves to Luxembourg[permanent dead link], kick442.com, 25 May 2020
- ↑ Lefebvre, Bertand (1 September 2021). "D2: la RAAL plutôt que La Louvière Centre pour Gobitaka: Le projet m'a convaincu". Sudinfo (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Malice, Florent (1 July 2022). "La RAAL prolonge l'un de ses hommes forts, ancien du Standard". Walfoot (in French). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Foot-Amical/Les U23 du Togo s'inclinent devant la sélection olympique de la côte d'ivoire 5–0 – AFRICA TALENTS". africa-talents.com.