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Christian Maghoma
Personal information
Full name Christian Maghoma[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dagenham and Redbridge
Number 3
Youth career
2014–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2020 Arka Gdynia 35 (0)
2020–2022 Gillingham 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Eastleigh (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Eastleigh 25 (1)
2023–2025 Aldershot Town 25 (0)
2025– Dagenham and Redbridge 32 (0)
International career
2012 England U16 1 (0)
2017 DR Congo 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:06, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Christian Maghoma (born 8 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League South club Dagenham and Redbridge.

Club career

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Maghoma signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2014. He went on loan in 2015 to Yeovil Town of EFL League Two but did not make any competitive appearances.[3] He was released from his contract at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 18 June 2018 Maghoma was signed by Polish club Arka Gdynia on a three-year deal.[5] Maghoma made his debut for the club coming in the 60th minute in the 2018 Polish Super Cup where Arka Gdynia beat Legia Warsaw 3–2.[6]

On 26 August 2020, Maghoma signed for Gillingham on a permanent contract.[7] On 20 August 2021, Maghoma joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until January 2022.[8] Following relegation to League Two, Maghoma was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]

On 16 June 2022, Maghoma was announced to be returning to Eastleigh on a permanent basis upon the expiration of his contract with Gillingham.[10]

On 21 July 2023, Maghoma agreed to join fellow National League club, Aldershot Town.[11] The following day from his signing, Maghoma sustained a ruptured achilles in a pre-season friendly against Wycombe Wanderers.[12] Despite being subsequently limited to just six minutes of league action, he signed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13] On 19 May 2025, it was announced that Maghoma would leave the club at the end of his contract in June.[14]

On 15 July 2025, Maghoma signed for National League South club, Dagenham and Redbridge on a one-year deal.[15]

International career

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Maghoma made one appearance for the England national under-16 football team in a victory over Northern Ireland U16s for the 2012 Victory Shield on 27 September 2012.[16]

Maghoma was called up to the DR Congo national football team in May 2017.[17] Maghoma made his debut for DR Congo in a 2–0 friendly win over Botswana on 5 June 2017.[18][19]

Personal life

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Maghoma was born in Lubumbashi, DR Congo and brought up in London, where he attended Finchley Catholic High School in North Finchley.[20] Christian is the younger brother of the footballer Jacques Maghoma[21] who came through the ranks of Tottenham Hotspur academy, and is the older brother of Paris Maghoma who plays for Norwich City.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town (loan) 2015–16[23] League Two 0000—0000
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[24] ———3[c]030
Arka Gdynia 2018–19[25] Ekstraklasa 15020—1[d]0180
2019–20[25] Ekstraklasa 20010——210
Total 35030—10390
Gillingham 2020–21[26] League One 4010303[c]0110
2021–22[27] League One 00—10—10
Total 40104030120
Eastleigh (loan) 2021–22[27][25] National League 17131—2[e]0222
Eastleigh 2022–23[25] National League 25100—3[e]0281
Total 42231—50503
Aldershot Town 2023–24[25] National League 2000—0020
2024–25[25] National League 23020—5[f]2302
Total 25020—52322
Dagenham & Redbridge 2025–26[25][28] National League South 32020—3[e]1371
Career total 1382111402031736
  1. ↑ Includes Polish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League Cup

Honours

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Arka Gdynia

References

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  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Christian Maghoma joins Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town Football Club. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ David Woods (19 June 2018). "Done deal: 6ft 4 Tottenham enforcer completes Spurs exit after paperwork finalised". Football Insider. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Legia Warszawa 2 - 3 Arka Gdynia". 90minut.pl. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gills clinch the signing of Christian Maghoma".
  8. ↑ "NEWS CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES ON LOAN". Eastleigh F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "NEW SIGNING : CHRISTIAN MAGHOMA JOINS THE SPITFIRES". www.eastleighfc.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Christian Maghoma". Aldershot Town F.C. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "INJURY UPDATE: Christian Maghoma". www.theshots.co.uk. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Four players sign new contracts". www.theshots.co.uk. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "RETAINED LIST: End of 24/25 Season". www.theshots.co.uk. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "✍️ Daggers Sign Christian Maghoma". 15 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Association, The Football. "TheFA.com - Christian Maghoma". www.thefa.com.
  17. ↑ "International fixtures - all of our players' forthcoming matches 31 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  18. ↑ "AMICAL RD CONGO vs BOTSWANA (2-0) : BENIK ET YENI S'OFFRENT LES ZEBRES EN 7 MINUTES - Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". www.fecofa-rdc.com. 5 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Amical – RD Congo 2-0 Botswana: Afobe et Ngbakoto, buteurs". 5 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Christian Maghoma profile". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Tottenham defender Christian Maghoma signs on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "City sign Maghoma on long-term contract". Norwich City. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "C. Maghoma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Maghoma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  28. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Bedford Town 1 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
    For FA Cup second round replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 0 Bedford Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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