Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo (born 5 January 1986) is a
Belgian former
footballer
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with
Congolese roots who played as a
striker.
Career
Youth career
Yulu-Matondo started his career at the small team of
R. Ans F.C. but was discovered by
Jupiler League team
R.E. Mouscron where he joined the youth team. He developed further with Club Brugge, where he has successfully managed the step from the youth team to the first team.
Club Brugge K.V.
After four years in the youth team, Yulu-Matondo started playing for the first team of
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
in 2005. He scored a goal for Club Brugge in the
UEFA Champions League
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against
Juventus
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.
Roda JC
In the summer of 2007, he moved from Club Brugge to
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...
.
Levski Sofia
On 30 January 2011, it was announced that
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
had signed Yulu-Matondo.
K.V.C. Westerlo
On 8 September 2011, he returned to near Belgium, joining
K.V.C. Westerlo and signing a one-year contract.
Bury FC
On 11 February 2013, Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo signed for then League 1 outfit
Bury on non-contract terms after a three-week trial. But after playing in a reserve game against
Bolton Wanderers
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, he was let go by manager Kevin Blackwell.
Honours
Club Brugge
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Belgian Cup
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:
2006–07
References
External links
*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Kinshasa
Belgian men's footballers
Belgium men's youth international footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium
Club Brugge KV players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
Bury F.C. players
PFC Levski Sofia players
K.V.C. Westerlo players
ASC Oțelul Galați players
Belgian Pro League players
Eredivisie players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Liga I players
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Men's association football forwards
21st-century Belgian sportsmen
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen