Fadel Gobitaka

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Fadel Gobitaka
Personal information
Full name Fadel Gobitaka
Date of birth (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
RAAL La Louvière
Number 7
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– RAAL La Louvière 58 (12)
International career
2018 Togo U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2018

Fadel Gobitaka (born 16 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian National Division 1 club RAAL La Louvière. He plays as a forward.[2] Born in Belgium, he has represented Togo at youth international level.

Club career[edit]

Gobitaka 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[edit]

Gobitaka 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]

  1. ^ Foot (Charleroi): Fadel Gobitaka, le Standarman qui fait la fierté de Gosselies, sudinfo.be, 29 December 2015
  2. ^ "Belgium – F. Gobitaka – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Standard Liège vs. Mouscron – 27 December 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ RODA JC KERKRADE LIJDT KLEINE NEDERLAAG TEGEN FC EINDHOVEN, odajckerkrade.nl, 2 August 2019
  5. ^ Gobitaka Fadel moves to Luxembourg[permanent dead link], kick442.com, 25 May 2020
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Foot-Amical/Les U23 du Togo s'inclinent devant la sélection olympique de la côte d'ivoire 5–0 – AFRICA TALENTS". africa-talents.com.