Lévy Madinda

Lévy Clément Madinda (born 22 June 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish club Giresunspor.

Lévy Madinda
Madinda in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lévy Clément Madinda
Date of birth (1992-06-22) 22 June 1992
Place of birth Libreville, Gabon
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Giresunspor
Number 92
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Stade Mandji 10 (0)
2010–2013 Celta B 55 (3)
2012–2017 Celta 29 (0)
2016–2017 → Gimnàstic (loan) 49 (1)
2017–2018 Asteras Tripoli 19 (0)
2018–2019 Ümraniyespor 22 (5)
2019–2020 Keçiörengücü 27 (1)
2020– Giresunspor 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Gabon 50 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:04, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019

Club career

Celta

Born in Libreville, Madinda started playing football for Stade Mandji. In October 2010, after having been spotted by the club during a youth tournament in Burkina Faso, the 18-year-old moved to Spain and signed a five-year contract with Celta de Vigo, going on to remain several seasons registered for the reserves.[2]

Madinda made his official debut with the Galicians' first team on 31 October 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against Almería for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] He first appeared in La Liga on 30 March of the following year, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 home draw to Barcelona.[4]

On 19 January 2016, Madinda renewed his contract until 2018, being immediately loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.[5] On 12 July, his loan was extended for a further season, now with a buyout clause.[6]

Asteras Tripoli

In June 2017, Madinda left Balaídos to join Greek side Asteras Tripoli.[7]

Turkey

In September 2020, after leaving Keçiörengücü, he signed for Giresunspor.[8]

International career

Madinda made his debut for Gabon in 2011,[9] and was selected for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squad.[10] On 14 November 2012 he scored his first goal as an international, netting the opener in a 2–2 friendly draw with Portugal played in his hometown, through a penalty kick.[11]

In December 2014, Madinda was named as part of Gabon's provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations.[12]

International goals
As of 25 March 2018 (Gabon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Madinda goal)[13][1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2011Stade Maurice Chevalier, Cannes, France Equatorial Guinea2–02–0Friendly
2.11 November 2012Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon Portugal1–02–2Friendly
3.10 September 2014Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Lesotho1–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.19 November 2014Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon Lesotho1–04–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.12 October 2015Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé, Belgium DR Congo1–11–2Friendly
6.25 March 2018Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand United Arab Emirates1–01–02018 King's Cup

Honours

Gabon U23

References
  1. Lévy Madinda at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. Conde, J. (21 January 2011). "La esperanza de Libreville" [The hope from Libreville]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. "El Almería despliega las alas hacia octavos" [Almería spread their wings towards last-16]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. "Messi makes history as Barca draw". ESPN FC. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. "El Nàstic ficha a Madinda pendiente del reconocimiento médico" [Nàstic sign Madinda pending medical]. Sport (in Spanish). 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. "Madinda jugará cedido en el Nástic la próxima temporada" [Madinda will play on loan at Nàstic the following season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. Martínez, Abraham (21 June 2017). "Madinda se desvincula del Celta y se marcha a Grecia" [Madinda cuts ties with Celta and goes to Greece]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. "Transfer haberleri | Giresunspor'dan orta sahaya takviye! Levy Clement Madinda..." www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  9. Bacariza, Marcos L. (29 November 2016). "José Antonio Camacho entrenará a Madinda en Gabón" [José Antonio Camacho will coach Madinda in Gabon] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. "Co-hosts Gabon finalise Africa Cup of Nations squad". BBC Sport. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  11. "Gabon 2–2 Portugal: Seleccao pay the penalty for defensive indiscipline". Goal. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  12. "2015 Nations Cup: Lemina rejects place in Gabon squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. "Lévy Madinda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. "FRMF - Championnat d'Afrique U23 : Les 21 gabonais". web.archive.org. 15 April 2012.
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