Cédric Makiadi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cédric Makiadi

| image = Cédric Makiadi.JPG

| caption = Makiadi in 2015

| fullname = Mapuata Cédric Makiadi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1998–2002

| youthclubs1 = VfB Lübeck

| youthyears2 = 2002–2004

| youthclubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg

| years1 = 2004–2008

| clubs1 = VfL Wolfsburg II

| caps1 = 36

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2004–2009

| clubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg

| caps2 = 48

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2008–2009

| clubs3 = → MSV Duisburg (loan)

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 16

| years4 = 2009–2013

| clubs4 = SC Freiburg

| caps4 = 129

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2013–2015

| clubs5 = Werder Bremen

| caps5 = 48

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Çaykur Rizespor

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 314

| totalgoals = 41

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2016

| nationalteam1 = DR Congo

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Mapuata Cédric Makiadi (born 23 February 1984) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Makiadi spent most of his career in Germany, playing senior football for VfL Wolfsburg, MSV Duisburg, SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen, and concluded his career spending one season at Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/makiadidata.html | title = Cédric Makiadi - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 5 July 2018 | accessdate = 13 July 2018 | publisher = RSSSF}} At international level, he earned 22 caps scoring two goals with the DR Congo national team.

Early and personal life

Born in Kinshasa, Makiadi moved to Germany at the age of eight and also holds German citizenship.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6371829.stm|title=Makiadi opts for DR Congo|accessdate=29 November 2010|date=17 February 2007| first = Ibrahim | last = Sannie |publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/makiadi-verlaengert-bis-2010-357130/artikel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126184154/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/357130/artikel_makiadi-verlaengert-bis-2010.html|archive-date=26 November 2015|title=Makiadi verlängert bis 2010|trans-title=Makiadi Renews Contract Until 2010|language=German|date=3 November 2006|url-status=live|publisher=Kicker}} His father, Richard Mapuata N'Kiambi, and two brothers, Fabrice and Matondo, are also footballers.{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/retter-daddler-autonarr_0000170835.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816094703/http://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/retter-daddler-autonarr_0000170835.jsp|archive-date=16 August 2017|title=SCF: Zehn Dinge über Makiadi|trans-title=SCF: Ten Things about Makiadi|language=German|date=16 December 2010|publisher=bundesliga.com}}

Club career

File:Cedrick Makiadi.jpg

In summer 2013, Makiadi joined Werder Bremen.{{cite web | url = http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/44606.php | title = Vom Breisgau an die Weser: Makiadi wird Werderaner | language = German | publisher = SV Werder Bremen | date = 31 May 2013 | accessdate = 31 May 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134917/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/44606.php | archivedate = 27 September 2013 }} On 27 August 2015, Werder Bremen announced Makiadi's departure for Çaykur Rizespor on a free transfer.{{cite web|title=Cedrick Makiadi leaves Werder Bremen|url=http://www.werder.de/en/profis/56113.php|publisher=Werder Bremen|accessdate=1 September 2015|date=27 August 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He left the club at the end of the season before retiring.{{cite web | url = http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1827282 | title = CEDRICK MAKIADI | website = Turkish Football Federation | access-date = 19 September 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Knips|first1=Björn|title=Cedrick Makiadi glaubt an Wolfsburger Sieg|url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-cedrick-makiadi-glaubt-an-wolfsburger-sieg-7422013.html|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=Kreiszeitung|date=21 February 2017|language=German}}

International career

Makiadi rejected a call up from the DR Congo national team for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, before declaring his national allegiance in February 2007. Makiadi made his international debut later that same year.{{NFT player|id=24344|accessdate=}} In December 2014, he was named in the 29-man provisional squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30627535|title=2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad|date=30 December 2014|accessdate=31 December 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makiadi goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Cédric Makiadi
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|{{dts\|20 August 2008}} \|Stade du Vieux-Pré, Dreux, France \|{{fb\|Togo}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|Friendly \|{{cite web\|title=DR Congo vs. Togo\|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12695/Dr_Congo_Togo.html\|website=National Football Teams\|access-date=6 September 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|{{dts\|12 August 2009}} \|Jean-Leroi Municipal Stadium, Blois, France \|{{fb\|Senegal}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–2 \|style="text-align:center"\|1–2 \|Friendly \|{{cite web\|title=DR Congo vs. Senegal\|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6312/Dr_Congo_Senegal.html\|website=National Football Teams\|access-date=6 September 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Cédric Makiadi

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|20 August 2008}}

|Stade du Vieux-Pré, Dreux, France

|{{fb|Togo}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|Friendly

|{{cite web|title=DR Congo vs. Togo|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12695/Dr_Congo_Togo.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=6 September 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|12 August 2009}}

|Jean-Leroi Municipal Stadium, Blois, France

|{{fb|Senegal}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|Friendly

|{{cite web|title=DR Congo vs. Senegal|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6312/Dr_Congo_Senegal.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=6 September 2024}}

Honours

DR Congo

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2015{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535 | title = 2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad | website = BBC Sport | date = 9 January 2015 | access-date = 14 November 2019}}