Ariza Makukula
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Ariza Makukula is a Portuguese
footballer of Congolese
descent who plays for Manisaspor in Turkey
, as a centre forward.
footballer who played seven years in Portugal
for four different clubs, namely Vitória de Setúbal
, his mother being Portuguese
, Makukula was born in Kinshasa
. He started playing professionally in Spain
, for CD Leganés
and UD Salamanca
. With the latter, he scored 20 goals in the 2001–02 season, spent in the second division
, second-best in the competition.
The following summer, he moved to France
, playing with FC Nantes, splitting the season between the first team and the reserves. He was then loaned to Real Valladolid
, scoring eight times but suffering relegation from La Liga
.
Makukula was then bought by another Spanish side, Sevilla FC
. He appeared sparingly in his first season
, and in no games whatsoever in the following
, after the Andalusia
ns purchased Luís Fabiano
, Frédéric Kanouté
and Javier Saviola
. He subsequently served two loans, with Gimnàstic de Tarragona
and C.S. Marítimo, the latter in his adopted nation.
After seven Portuguese first division
goals in only 13 matches, Makukula transferred to S.L. Benfica for €
3.5 million, for four 1/2 years, in late January 2008. On 14 February, he scored the game's only goal in a home win against 1. FC Nuremberg, for the season's UEFA Cup.
Makukula was not used at all by Benfica in the first part of the 2008–09 season. On 16 January 2009, he signed for Bolton Wanderers
, on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move costing around £
4.5 million in the summer. He made his club debut a day later against Manchester United
, playing 26 minutes in a 0–1 home loss.
On 11 August 2009, Makukula was loaned again, now to Süper Lig club Kayserispor
, in Turkey
. He ended the season
as the competition's top scorer, with eight goals more than the next player, as his club finished eighth. In the very last minutes of the 2010 summer transfer window, he signed a three-year deal with another side in the country, Vestel Manisaspor, for €2 million.
internationally. He started playing for the U-21s
, appearing in the 2002 UEFA European Football Championship
.
As a senior, he tried to switch to DR Congo, but a FIFA
amended rule regarding international careers came out in 2005, stating that change in nationality representation should occur before a player's 21st birthday and if they have not yet gained their first full cap, so Makukula was denied in his intentions (he was 23 at time of rule, which was abolished in 2009). On 17 October 2007, after solid performances with Marítimo, he was called-up to the Portuguese squad, for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan
, after Nuno Gomes
suffered an injury: in the 84th minute of the game, he scored the 2–1 away winner.
Although not part of 24-men Portuguese 2010 FIFA World Cup
provisional squad, he was named in a backup list of six players, although he did not make the final cut.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer of Congolese
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
descent who plays for Manisaspor in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, as a centre forward.
Club career
The son of a CongoleseDemocratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
footballer who played seven years in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
for four different clubs, namely Vitória de Setúbal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
, his mother being Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
, Makukula was born in Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
. He started playing professionally in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, for CD Leganés
CD Leganés
Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the Madrid outskirts. Founded on 26 June 1928, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 8,000 spectators....
and UD Salamanca
UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2....
. With the latter, he scored 20 goals in the 2001–02 season, spent in the second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, second-best in the competition.
The following summer, he moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, playing with FC Nantes, splitting the season between the first team and the reserves. He was then loaned to Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
, scoring eight times but suffering relegation from La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
.
Makukula was then bought by another Spanish side, Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
. He appeared sparingly in his first season
2004–05 La Liga
2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna...
, and in no games whatsoever in the following
2005–06 La Liga
* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Betis* Cádiz CF* Celta de Vigo* Deportivo Alaves* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Málaga CF* RCD Mallorca* CA Osasuna* Racing de Santander* Real Madrid* Real Sociedad* Sevilla FC...
, after the Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
ns purchased Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...
, Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...
and Javier Saviola
Javier Saviola
Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
. He subsequently served two loans, with Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, usually referred to as Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team currently plays in Segunda División....
and C.S. Marítimo, the latter in his adopted nation.
After seven Portuguese first division
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
goals in only 13 matches, Makukula transferred to S.L. Benfica for €
Euro
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3.5 million, for four 1/2 years, in late January 2008. On 14 February, he scored the game's only goal in a home win against 1. FC Nuremberg, for the season's UEFA Cup.
Makukula was not used at all by Benfica in the first part of the 2008–09 season. On 16 January 2009, he signed for Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move costing around £
Pound sign
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4.5 million in the summer. He made his club debut a day later against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, playing 26 minutes in a 0–1 home loss.
On 11 August 2009, Makukula was loaned again, now to Süper Lig club Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
, in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He ended the season
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...
as the competition's top scorer, with eight goals more than the next player, as his club finished eighth. In the very last minutes of the 2010 summer transfer window, he signed a three-year deal with another side in the country, Vestel Manisaspor, for €2 million.
International career
Makukula chose to represent PortugalPortugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
internationally. He started playing for the U-21s
Portugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
, appearing in the 2002 UEFA European Football Championship
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.-Qualification:...
.
As a senior, he tried to switch to DR Congo, but a FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
amended rule regarding international careers came out in 2005, stating that change in nationality representation should occur before a player's 21st birthday and if they have not yet gained their first full cap, so Makukula was denied in his intentions (he was 23 at time of rule, which was abolished in 2009). On 17 October 2007, after solid performances with Marítimo, he was called-up to the Portuguese squad, for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and...
, after Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
suffered an injury: in the 84th minute of the game, he scored the 2–1 away winner.
Although not part of 24-men Portuguese 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
provisional squad, he was named in a backup list of six players, although he did not make the final cut.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2007 | Almaty Central Stadium Almaty Central Stadium The Almaty Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.... , Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... |
0–1 | 1–2 | Euro 2008 qualifying | |
Club statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Vitória Guimarães | Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
1999–00 | 0 | 0 | * | * | – | – | * | * | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Salamanca UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2.... |
Segunda División Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
2000–01 | 2 | 0 | * | * | – | – | * | * | |||||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Leganés CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the Madrid outskirts. Founded on 26 June 1928, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 8,000 spectators.... |
Segunda División Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
2000–01 | 13 | 4 | * | * | – | – | * | * | |||||||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Salamanca UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2.... |
Segunda División Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
2001–02 | 38 | 20 | * | * | – | – | * | * | |||||||||
| Total | 38 | 20 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Nantes | Ligue 1 Ligue 1 Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2.... |
2002–03 | 18 | 1 | * | * | 2 | 0 | – | * | * | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | * | * | 2 | 0 | Valladolid Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived.... | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
2003–04 | 18 | 8 | * | * | – | – | * | * | ||
| Total | 18 | 8 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Sevilla Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA... |
La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
2004–05 2004–05 La Liga 2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna... |
13 | 1 | * | * | – | 3 | 1 | * | * | ||||||||
| 2005–06 2005–06 La Liga * Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Betis* Cádiz CF* Celta de Vigo* Deportivo Alaves* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Málaga CF* RCD Mallorca* CA Osasuna* Racing de Santander* Real Madrid* Real Sociedad* Sevilla FC... |
0 | 0 | * | * | – | 1 | 0 | * | * | ||||||||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | * | * | Gimnàstic Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, usually referred to as Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team currently plays in Segunda División.... | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
2006–07 | 12 | 1 | * | * | – | – | * | * | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | * | * | |– | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Marítimo | Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
2007–08 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benfica | Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
| Bolton Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Premier League | 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kayserispor Kayserispor Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008... | Süper Lig | 2009–10 2009–10 Süper Lig The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1... |
29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 21 | ||
| Total | 29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |– | 30 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Manisaspor | Süper Lig | 2010–11 2010–11 Süper Lig The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011... |
16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |– | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Career total | 182 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 198 | 70 | |||||||||
| Last Update: 2 Feb 2011 * – Not available |
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