Dominique Kivuvu

Dominique Kivuvu

200px
Personal information
Full name	Kisoka Jeadot Kivuvu
Date of birth	(1987-09-16) 16 September 1987
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
1993–2001	Neerlandia/SLTO
2001–2005	Telstar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Telstar	12	(0)
2006–2010	NEC	74	(1)
2010–2013	CFR Cluj	25	(1)
2012	→ Mjällby AIF (loan)	16	(3)
International career‡
2007	Netherlands U20	7	(3)
2009–	Angola	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 Octobero 2012

Dominique Kivuvu (born 16 September 1987) is a Dutch-born Angolan footballer who last played for Romanian team CFR Cluj. He is also international for the Angolan national team.

Club career

Kivuvu is a midfielder who was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Stormvogels Telstar squad in the 2005–06 season.

Kivuvu is very well known for his intense strength and his high work rate, and these attributes have allowed him to establish a starting position for NEC Nijmegen, in the heart of their midfield. He's also known for having a very powerful, accurate shot, which he showed by scoring a screamer against giants Feyenoord. Kivuvu, who has dual citizenship, has been making his mark in the Eredivisie – the Dutch premier division – with NEC Nijmegen. On June 14 Dominique Kivuvu signed a contract with the current champions of Romania, CFR Cluj. In his debut match, the Romanian Supercup, he scored twice (once in his own net) in his team 2-2(4-2 a.p.) win over the former champions Unirea Urziceni.

International career

Angola

Dominique Kivuvu was the captain of the Netherlands national under-20 football team at the 2008 Toulon Tournament. But being Netherlands-born Angolan, he has been also chased by the Angolan Soccer Association to play for the Angola national football team. He has reportedly accepted the offer to play for Angola at the Nations Cup, to be held in Angola in January 2010.

Kivuvu played his first game for Angola's national team on September 6, 2009, against Senegal.

Honours

Player

• CFR Cluj
  • Romanian Supercup: 1 time winner (2010)