Scott Bitsindou

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Scott Bitsindou

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Romeni Scott Bitsindou

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|05|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| height = 1.94 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Heist

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 2011–2016

| youthclubs1 = Anderlecht

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = United Zürich

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = Javor Ivanjica

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2020

| clubs3 = → Lommel (loan)

| caps3 = 44

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2020–2022

| clubs4 = Lierse

| caps4 = 48

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = Livingston

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = → Arbroath (loan)

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Heist

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Congo U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Congo

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 7 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 5 May 2023

}}

Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heist. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Republic of the Congo national team.

Club career

Born in Brussels,[http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/transferts-scott-bitsindou-en-premiere-division-serbe-80366 Transferts : Scott Bitsindou en première division serbe] at adiac-congo.com, by Camille Delourme, 8 March 2018, Retrieved 10 August 2018 {{in lang|fr}} Belgium, Bitsindou joined the youth system of Anderlecht in 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He played for Anderlecht in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.{{Soccerway|372257}} He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and had trials at Marseille, however Bitsindou was not offered a contract. He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in Swiss Promotion League, third level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with Serbian SuperLiga side Javor Ivanjica.[http://fkjavor.com/tim/igraci/18-2/ Romeni Scott Bitsindou] at FK Javor Ivanjica official website, Retrieved 10 August 2018 {{in lang|sr}} Bitsindou failed to make an appearance in Serbia,[http://www.superliga.rs/sezone/2017-18/player/2-super-liga-srbije-2017-18/1215-18-romeni-scott-bitsindou Romeni Scott Bitsindou profile] at superliga.rs {{in lang|sr}} and Javor were relegated to the Serbian First League.

Due to the limit on the number of foreign players in the Serbian First League, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to Belgian First Division B side Lommel SK. He made his debut for Lommel on 3 August 2018 in a home game against Union Saint-Gilloise. In the summer of 2020, Bitsindou joined Lierse on a permanent deal.

Bitsindou joined Scottish club Livingston during the summer of 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/livingston-strengthen-with-signings-of-phillip-cancar-and-scott-bitsindou-1652455234000 |title=Livingston strengthen with signings of Phillip Cancar and Scott Bitsindou |website=FourFourTwo |date=13 May 2022 |accessdate=3 July 2022}} Livingston loaned Bitsindou to Arbroath in September 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c16p4eyrnzko |title=Livi's Bitsindou joins Arbroath on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=29 September 2022 |accessdate=30 September 2022}} In the summer of 2023 manager David Martindale announced that Bitsindou was no longer part of his plans and he was to find a new club. {{cite web |last1=Carson |first1=Callum |title=Livingston boss admits paperwork delay in South African youngster transfer |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/livingston-boss-admits-paperwork-delay-30487319 |website=Daily Record |date=17 July 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}} This was reiterated even after the transfer window had closed, with Martindale adding that the player had been speaking to clubs in Belgium. {{cite web |last1=Carson |first1=Callum |title=Livingston boss concedes international break comes at perfect time for ailing defence |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/livingston-boss-concedes-international-break-30878415.amp |website=Daily Record |date=6 September 2023 }} On 19 January 2024, Livingston announced the club had mutually parted ways with Bitsindou.{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=@LiviFCOfficial on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/LiviFCOfficial/status/1748389930168988013 |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=twitter.com}}

International career

While at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the 2015 African U-20 Championship, making two appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/19theditionoftheafricanunder20championship/MatchDetails?MatchId=2CCl74C8t9wPT7AdUdeKhbXDy0foCqJX14qX69YSEaV2kRaZ5g7cmx4jfyUiVnpV|title=CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/19theditionoftheafricanunder20championship/MatchDetails?MatchId=Q4q3g7pO++O0kLlrhICS+xsPGTjK+1DMhn/g4ztE3RUSlUsWu825NMhh+g0/JKC7|title=CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}} He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adiac-congo.com/content/niger-congo-les-diables-rouges-battent-le-mena-1-0-en-amical-127696|title=Niger-Congo: les Diables rouges battent le Mena 1-0 en amical | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo|website=www.adiac-congo.com}}