Dioko Kaluyituka
{{Short description|DR Congo footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dioko Kaluyituka
| image = Dioko Kaluyituka.jpg
| caption = Kaluyituka with TP Mazembe in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2004–2006
| clubs1 = AS Vita
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2007–2011
| clubs2 = TP Mazembe
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2011–2015
| clubs3 = Al Ahli
| caps3 = 73
| goals3 = 60
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = → Al Kharaitiyat (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2015–2017
| clubs5 = Al-Gharafa
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = → Lekhwiya (loan)
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = → Muaither SC (loan)
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2013
| nationalteam1 = Congo DR{{NFT player|id=9103|accessdate=}}
| nationalcaps1 = 30
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| club-update = 10 February 2023
| nationalteam-update = 16 August 2014
}}
Alain Dioko Kaluyituka (born 2 January 1987) is a DR Congo professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has represented his country Congo DR 30 times, scoring 9 times. He has also represented his former club TP Mazembe in International football in both CAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Club career
Dioko was born in Kinshasa and in 2004 was signed to Linafoot club AS Vita Club for whom he played for 2 years. He would then transfer to TP Mazembe in 2007, where he would immediately find success. He played for the club in the 2007 CAF Champions League in which they reached the final 16 qualification, before being knocked out by FAR Rabat. During the 2008 CAF Champions League he played for the club, but they were knocked out of Group B, finishing third overall.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kaliyutuka-dioko/41286/|title=Congo DR - D. Kaluyituka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=28 March 2018}}
Their ultimate success came during the 2009 CAF Champions League, which Mazembe won. Dioko received the Golden Boot, having scored 8 goals. This meant that for the first time ever TP Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. Dioko was part of the squad that participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they found limited success, finishing 6th of 7.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1146264.html#tp+mazembe+pohang+steelers+preview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217013848/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/news/newsid=1146264.html#tp+mazembe+pohang+steelers+preview|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2010|title=FIFA Club World Cup archive |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=28 March 2018}}
He scored the second goal in the semifinal of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, where TP Mazembe defeated Internacional of Brazil 2-0 to become the first team outside Europe and South America to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. He was awarded the Silver Ball at the tournament.
In 2011, Dioko signed a three-year deal with Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar,{{Cite web |url=http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/congolese-kaluyituka-for-ahli/ |title=Congolese Kaluyituka for Ahli |access-date=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027224027/http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/congolese-kaluyituka-for-ahli/ |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} wearing the No.15 jersey that he already had in Mazembe. While finalizing the transfer, a dispute erupted between Mazembe and Al Ahly. FIFA ruled in favour of Al Ahly and declared the player eligible to play in the Qatar Stars League.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14916438|title=Fifa says Kaluyituka is free to play in Qatar|date=14 September 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 March 2018|language=en-GB}}
In July 2012, Dioko was loaned from relegated Al Ahly to Al Kharaitiyat on a season-long deal.[http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=789 Dioko move from Al Ahli to Al Kharaitiyat on a loan deal] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416095915/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=789 |date=16 April 2013 }} He transferred to Al Gharafa in July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9984/al-ahli-to-unveil-new-congolese-signing-firmin-ndombe-mubele-to-media|title=Al Ahli to unveil new Congolese signing Firmin Ndombe Mubele to media|publisher=Qatar Stars League|date=8 July 2015|access-date=24 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725015535/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9984/al-ahli-to-unveil-new-congolese-signing-firmin-ndombe-mubele-to-media|archive-date=25 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
International career
Dioko has represented DR Congo national football team 10 times, scoring 3 times. All of these matches were during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.{{FIFA player|215080}}
Career statistics
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Club Career Stats
{{updated|match played 20 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" width="150"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|CAF Champions League !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals !width="40"|Apps !width="40"|Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="6"|mazembe
|2007 |rowspan="5"|Linafoot | |2 | 1 | 2{{efn|Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup}} | 2 | |||||
| 2008 | |6 | 1 | |||||||
| 2009 | |10 | 8 | 2{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | |13 | 7 | 3{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | |4 | 3 | 1{{efn|name=CAFSC|Appearance in CAF Super Cup}} | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total | !45 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 156 | 61 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Al Ahli
|rowspan="3"|QSL |21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | |
| 2013–14
|26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 31 | 24 | |
| 2014–15
|26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 25 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73||60||6||5||0||0||3||0||82||65 | |||||||||
| Al Kharaitiyat
|rowspan="4"|QSL |17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in GCC Champions League}} | 3 | 22 | 12 |
| Al-Gharafa
|15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 5 | ||
| Al-Duhail
|9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| Muaither
|8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 5 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!122||83||11||6||53||23||15||7|||| |
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International career Stats
:Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.
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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 3 July 2004 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | {{fb|CPV}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | rowspan="2" | 9 May 2009 | rowspan="2" | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | rowspan="2" | {{fb|TAN}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–0 | rowspan="2" | Friendly |
| 3. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 7 October 2011 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | {{fb|CMR}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–3 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 11 November 2011 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | rowspan="2" | 15 November 2011 | rowspan="2" | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | rowspan="2" | {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} | align=center | 2–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 5–1 | rowspan="2" | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | align=center | 4–0 | |||||
| 8. | rowspan="2" | 29 February 2012 | rowspan="2" | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | rowspan="2" | {{fb|SEY}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–0 | rowspan="2" | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | align=center | 3–0 |
Honours
TP Mazembe
- Linafoot: 2009
- CAF Champions League: 2009, 2010
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2010
Individual
- FIFA Club World Cup silver ball: 2010
- Qatar Stars League top goalscorer: 2013–14
- Qatar Stars League player of the month: November 2014
References
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{{DR Congo squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{CAF Champions League top scorers}}
{{Qatar Stars League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaluyituka, Dioko}}
Category:2011 African Nations Championship players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Category:Footballers from Kinshasa
Category:Qatar Stars League players
Category:Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
Category:Al Kharaitiyat SC players
Category:Al-Gharafa SC players
Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's A' international footballers
Category:2009 African Nations Championship players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen