César Lobi Manzoki (born 12 October 1996) is a professional

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who plays as striker for

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club

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. Born in Zaire, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.

Club career

On 28 July 2020, Manzoki joined

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in the StarTimes

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where he played 46 games and scored 26 goals and provided 13 assists for the club. In 2020/21 season, he won the stanbic Uganda Cup Golden boot scoring 7 goals and he also won the league Golden boot with 18 goals in the following season. He won the Pilsner player of the month 4 times and was indicated in the uganda premier league team of the season in 2021–22. He won 1 Uganda Cup and 1Uganda Premier league with Vipers SC. On 25 August 2022, Manzoki signed for Dalian Pro before moving to

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club Hatta. In June 2024, he signed with

side Mohammedan Sporting.

International career

Manzoki represented the DR Congo national team in three matches in 2016. He

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to represent the Central African Republic national team in 2022 due to his ancestors being from the country.

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