Glody Likonza

Congolese professional footballer
Glody Likonza
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 USM Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 TP Mazembe 110 (12)
2021–2022 → Standard Liège (loan) 0 (0)
2024– USM Alger 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– DR Congo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:32, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Glody Likonza (born 10 May 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger and the DR Congo national team.

Professional career

Likonza began his senior career with the Congolese club Mazembe in the Linafoot. He joined the Belgian club Standard Liège on a one-year loan with option to buy on 30 August 2021.[1] On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early without him making any appearances for Standard.[2] On July 23, 2024, USM Alger announced the recruitment of Glody Likonza who has signed for a period of three seasons. The Egyptian Zamalek SC and the Club Africain of Tunis tried to offer the services of the vice-captain of TP Mazembe, but the USMA was quicker in materializing with Likonza, while he was expected in Tunis to finalize his contract with the most popular club in Tunisia.[3][4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 June 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TP Mazembe 2017–18 Linafoot 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 2 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 10[a] 0 — 10 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 10[a] 0 — 10 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 8[b] 1 — 8 1
2022–23 0 0 0 0 8[c] 0 — 8 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 14[d] 3 — 14 3
Total 0 0 0 0 52 4 — 52 4
USM Alger 2024–25 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0[b] 0 — 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 52 4 — 52 4
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Champions League
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. ^ 6 appearances in CAF Confederation Cup, 2 appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ^ 2 appearances in African Football League, 12 appearances and 3 goals in CAF Champions League

International career

Likonza made his debut with the DR Congo national team in a 3–2 friendly loss to Rwanda on 18 September 2019.[6]

Honours

TP Mazembe

References

  1. ^ "Glody Likonza, nouveau venu au Standard, a enfin pu participer à un entraînement!". Édition digitale de Liège. September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Glody LIKONZA terug naar TP Mazembe" (Press release) (in Dutch). Standard Liège. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "USMA: Soustara s'offre deux joueurs du TP Mazembe (Officiel)". Competition. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "USM Alger : Liconza et Mondeco rejoignent les Rouge et Noir". La Gazette du Fennec. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ Glody Likonza at Soccerway
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "DR Congo vs. Rwanda (2:3)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  • Glody Likonza at Soccerway
  • Glody Likonza at National-Football-Teams.com
  • TP Mazembe Profile
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