Romeni Scott Bitsindou (born 11 May 1996) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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for Heist. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Republic of the Congo national team.

Club career

Born in

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at adiac-congo.com, by Camille Delourme, 8 March 2018, Retrieved 10 August 2018 Belgium, Bitsindou joined the youth system of

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in 2011. He played for Anderlecht in the

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. He left Anderlecht in summer 2016 and had trials at

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, however Bitsindou was not offered a contract. He reappeared at the end of the year in Switzerland where he played with FC United Zürich in

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, third level, in seasons 2016–17 and first half of 2017–18. During the winter-break, after trials, he got contract with

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side

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. Bitsindou failed to make an appearance in Serbia, and Javor were relegated to the

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. Due to the limit on the number of foreign players in the

, Bitsindou accepted a loan back to Belgium to

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side

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. He made his debut for Lommel on 3 August 2018 in a home game against

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. In the summer of 2020, Bitsindou joined Lierse on a permanent deal. Bitsindou joined Scottish club Livingston during the summer of 2022. Livingston loaned Bitsindou to

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in September 2022. In the summer of 2023 manager David Martindale announced that Bitsindou was no longer part of his plans and he was to find a new club. This was reiterated even after the transfer window had closed, with Martindale adding that the player had been speaking to clubs in Belgium. On 19 January 2024, Livingston announced the club had mutually parted ways with Bitsindou.

International career

While at youth levels of Anderlecht he represented Belgium at U-15 level, however, due to its origins, in 2015 he accepted a call from Congo national U-20 side to play in the

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, making two appearances. He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over

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on 10 June 2021.

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