Fadel Gobitaka (born 16 January 1998) is a professional

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who plays for

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club

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. He plays as a

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. Born in Belgium, he has represented

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at youth international level.

Club career

Gobitaka is a youth exponent from

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. On 27 December 2015, he made his

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debut with Standard Liège against

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. In the summer 2019, he joined Dutch club

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and was in the first place registered for the Jong-squad. However, he played two games for Roda in the

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. In May 2020 it was confirmed, that Gobitaka would join

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from the 2020–21 season. On 1 September 2021, Gobitaka joined

RAAL La Louvière Royal Association Athlétique Louviéroise La Louvière (known by its abbreviation RAAL La Louvière) is a football in Belgium, Belgian professional football club based in La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut (province), Hainaut. The club f ...

on a one-year deal. After promotion to the

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was secured, he signed a contract extension until 2023.

International career

Gobitaka was born in Belgium and is of Togolese descent. Gobitaka made his professional debut for the Togo U23s in a 5–0 friendly loss to the Ivory Coast U23s on 37 March 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gobitaka, Fadel 1998 births Living people People from Sint-Agatha-Berchem Men's association football forwards Togolese men's footballers Togo men's youth international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Togolese descent Black Belgian sportspeople 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Standard Liège players A.S. Verbroedering Geel players Roda JC Kerkrade players FC Differdange 03 players RAAL La Louvière players RFC Liège players Eerste Divisie players Luxembourg National Division players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Belgian National Division 1 players Belgian Division 2 players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Togolese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Footballers from Brussels