Gaby Mudingayi

Gaby Mudingayi

Mundigayi with Bologna in 2011
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Mudingayi
Date of birth1 October 1981
Place of birthKinshasa, Zaire
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
A.C. Cesena
Number26
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2000Union Saint-Gilloise35(1)
2000–2004Gent63(0)
2004–2005Torino34(1)
2005–2008Lazio69(1)
2008–2013Bologna128(2)
2012–2013→ Internazionale (loan)9(0)
2013–2014Internazionale1(0)
2015–A.C. Cesena0(0)
National team‡
2002–2003Belgium U218(0)
2003–Belgium17(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:53, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Gabriel "Gaby" Mudingayi (born 1 October 1981) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Italian club A.C. Cesena as a central midfielder.

Career

Early years

Mudingayi moved to Belgium at a young age and started his career at the third division club Union Saint-Gilloise. He spent two seasons with the club before moving to Jupiler League side Gent, aged 19.

Mudingayi established himself in the club's starting XI during the following campaigns, and was selected to represent Belgium at both youth and senior level for the first time.

Move to Italy: Torino and Lazio

In January 2004 Mudingayi joined Italian Serie B side Torino, helping the club win promotion back to Serie A in 2005. However, the club went bankrupt, and he moved to Lazio on 30 August 2005 for €300,000.

After struggling with injuries, Mudingayi scored his first and only goal for Lazio on 8 January 2006, in a 4-1 win over Ascoli. However, on 22 April, in a 1–1 away draw against Juventus, his leg was broken in a tackle by Fabio Cannavaro.[1]

Mudingayi only became a regular starter in the 2006–07 campaign, under Delio Rossi, appearing in 28 matches.

Bologna

In July 2008 Mudingayi was sold to newly promoted team Bologna for €7 million on a cash plus player deal.[2][3] Lazio received €6.578M,[4] and the rest were solidarity contribution and other fee deducted for agent and other parties.

Mudingayi was an ever-present figure for the rossoblu during his spell, appearing in nearly 30 matches per season.

Internazionale

On 20 July 2012, Internazionale announced that they had signed Mudingayi from Bologna on loan with an option to purchase.[5] Behind Esteban Cambiasso, Walter Gargano and Zdravko Kuzmanović, he only appeared in nine matches during the campaign.

In May 2013, after Gargano's departure, Mudingayi was signed permanently by the Nerazurri. However, he went on to appear only eight minutes during the whole season, being released in the following year.

Elche

On 20 October 2014 Mudingayi signed a one-year deal with La Liga side Elche CF.[6] However, he could not be registered due to the club's financial troubles, and left on 3 February of the following year.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/04/23/gamba-rotta-per-mudingayi-arbitro-grazia.html
  2. ↑ "Bilancio intermedio consolidato 31/12/2008" [Half-Year Report on 31 December 2008]. SS Lazio (in Italian). 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Mudingayi è rossoblù". Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S. Lazio S.p.A." (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). 27 October 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Transfers: Mudingayi joins Inter". F.C. Internazionale. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ↑ Mudingayi, a las órdenes de Escribá tras su llegada a Elche (Mudingayi, under Escribá's orders after his arrival at Elche); Diario AS, 20 October 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Agradecimiento a Gabi Mudingayi (Thanks to Gaby Mudingayi); Elche's official website, 3 February 2015 (Spanish)

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