Tcham N'Toya

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Tcham N'Toya
Full name	Tcham N'Toya-Zoa
Date of birth	3 November 1983 (1983-11-03) (age 24)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	5'10
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Maccabi Herzliya
Number	24
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2004 2004–2006 2006 2006 2006–2007 2007–	Troyes AC Chesterfield → York City (loan) → Oxford United (loan) Notts County Maccabi Herzliya	03 (0) 48 (8) 03 (0) 08 (4) 21 (1) 019 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:05, 8 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Tcham N'Toya-Zoa (born 3 November 1983 in Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a French-Congolese footballer. He has spent much of his career in the English football leagues, playing primarily in attack, and he is currently playing in Israel for Maccabi Herzliya.

[edit] Career

Although born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, N'Toya got his start in football playing in the youth team of French Ligue 1 club Troyes AC. He soon relocated as English club Chesterfield F.C. signed the young striker.

At Chesterfield, N'Toya played 48 games and scored 8 goals, before the club loaned him out in 2006; first to York City and then Oxford United, the latter of which he had an impressive record, scoring 4 goals in 8 games.^{[citation needed]}

He was signed by Notts County in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer from Chesterfield.^[1] Upon signing him, County manager Steve Thompson tipped N'Toya to shine stating; "He is an untapped talent and there is more to come from Tcham. He has outstanding pace and strength and is also a willing learner which is the main thing."^[2] N'Toya was released by Notts County at the end of the 2006-07 season on 8 May 2007.^[3] Despite scoring the winner in a League Cup match against Premier League side Middlesbrough, he only scored one league goal, coming against Bury.