Mavis Tchibota
 Tchibota with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mavis Tchibota Dufounou | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pointe-Noire, Congo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepsi OSK | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Étoile du Congo | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Diables Noirs | ||
| 2015–2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) | 58 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | (11) |
| 2019–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 58 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Haifa | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Akron Tolyatti | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sepsi OSK | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Congo U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Congo | 10 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2023 | |||
Mavis Tchibota Dufounou (Hebrew: מאויס צ'יבוטה דפונו;[4] born 7 May 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga II club Sepsi OSK.[2]
Club career
Tchibota began his career in his native Congolese league playing for Diables Noirs, before officially joining the system of Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015.[2][5] He spent the majority of his time out on loan with fellow Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Kfar Saba, joining in July 2015.[6] He scored his opening senior goal in his second match, notching a seventy second-minute winner over Maccabi Haifa.[2] Tchibota stayed for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, netting ten times in sixty-nine fixtures in all competitions for Hapoel Kfar Saba.[2] Bnei Yehuda signed Tchibota on loan on 4 July 2017.[2] Twelve months later, he was signed permanently via a swap for Maor Kandil.[7]
On 19 February 2019, Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad announced Tchibota had penned a pre-contract agreement with the club; effective from the succeeding June.[8][9] He scored on his competitive debut for them, netting in their 2–0 Bulgarian Supercup victory over Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 3 July.[2] After a further goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying against The New Saints, Tchibota scored his first league goal on 22 September versus Arda Kardzhali.[2] He netted a hat-trick on 25 September in the Bulgarian Cup versus second tier team Neftochimic.[2] In February 2022 Tchibota returned to Israel, joining Maccabi Haifa.[10]
On 12 September 2024, Tchibota signed with Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti.[11] On 27 January 2025, Tchibota returned to Israel and joined Bnei Sakhnin on loan.[12] On 11 June 2025, his contract with Akron was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
On 3 September 2025, Tchibota joined Sepsi OSK in Romania.[14]
International career
Tchibota was selected in the Congo under-17 squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[2] He won four caps as his nation advanced from Group A, prior to losing in the following round to Uruguay.[2] He received a stadium ovation from fans in Congo's tournament opener against the Netherlands.[15] He represented the Congo under-20s in 2014.[16][17] In September 2017, Tchibota was called up to the senior team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana.[2] He won his debut cap on 5 September as Congo lost 1–5 in Brazzaville.[2] His second cap came in October 2020 in a friendly against Gambia.[1]
Personal life
Tchibota was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[1] He is the son of former Congo international footballer Pierre Tchibota.[15] He arrived in Israel at the age of fifteen with his mother, though further difficulties delayed their entry to the local youth club of Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6][18] In 2016, Tchibota applied for Israeli citizenship by marriage. In September 2017, he made his competitive debut for Congo.[6][18] In January 2018, Tchibota received his temporary residence identity card.[18] In May 2016, he married his Israeli partner Karolina in Cyprus. They have one daughter together named Adelle.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 December 2025.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 10 | ||||
| Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 12 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2019–20 | First League | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 12[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 1 | 41 | 13 | |
| 2020–21 | First League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7[g] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | First League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[h] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 58 | 13 | 8 | 6 | — | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 99 | 23 | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Akron Tolyatti | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Bnei Sakhnin (loan) | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Sepsi OSK | 2025–26 | Liga II | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 263 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 353 | 63 | ||
- ^ Includes Israel State Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Russian Cup
- ^ Includes Toto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, and appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Diables Noirs
- Coupe du Congo: 2014
Bnei Yehuda[2]
- Israel State Cup: 2018–19
- Israel Super Cup runner-up: 2017
Ludogorets Razgrad[2]
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Israel State Cup runner-up: 2021–22
- Israel Super Cup: 2023
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Mavis Tchibota at Soccerway
- ^ "Mavis Tchibota". World Football. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - פרטי שחקן". Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Winger Mavis Tchibota returns from trial to boost Diables Noirs against Edubiase". Ghana Soccernet. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "מאוויס צ'יבוטה יפתח בהליך לקבלת אזרחות". Sport 5. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "מאור קנדיל מצטרף למכבי". Maccabi Tel Aviv. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Лудогорец подписа с конгоански национал от Израел". Ludogorets. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Ludogorets introduced Biton and Tchibota". Ludogorets. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "ברוך הבא, מאוויס" (in Hebrew). mhaifafc.com. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ ""Акрон" подписал Мависа Чиботу" (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 13 September 2024.
- ^ "ابس تشيبوتا يعود إلى إسرائيل بعد موسم في الدوري الروسي الأول" [Mavis Tchibota returns to Israel after one season in the Russian Premier League.] (in Arabic). Bnei Sakhnin. 27 January 2025.
- ^ ""Акрон" расстался с тремя полузащитниками" [Akron parted ways with three midfielders] (in Russian). Akron Tolyatti. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Új játékossal bővült a Sepsi OSK kerete" [A new player has been added to the Sepsi OSK] (in Hungarian). Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Tchibota, le football dans les gènes". FIFA. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Congo U-20 aim to end 8-year drought". African Football. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "19th Edition of The African U-20 Championship, Senegal 2015". Confederation of African Football. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "צ'יבוטה: מכבי אכזבה אותי, לא רצו אותי באמת". One (in Hebrew). 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.