Moké Kajima (born June 3, 1974) is a former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. Born in Zaire, he represented the Republic of the Congo at international level.

Career

Kajima played at

Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Olympique Noisy-le-Sec Banlieue 93 is an association football team based in Noisy-le-Sec, France, founded in 1943. They are currently playing in Regional 1, Paris Île-de-France, the sixth tier in the French football league system, following re ...

in 2000 before moving after a season to

Olympique Alès Olympique Alès is a French association football club founded in 1923, based in the commune of Alès. The Cévennes club currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth division of the French football league system. The club in the past ...

. He moved from Alès, again after just one season, to

Pau FC Pau Football Club, commonly referred to as Pau FC, is a professional football club based in Pau, capital of Béarn, France. Pau FC plays its home matches at the Nouste Camp and competes in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Nicknam ...

in 2002. His form at Pau caught the eye of some higher-level clubs as he appeared 36 times at the club, scoring once. He moved to

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; ), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French Football in France, football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city, and co ...

in 2003, where he played three seasons and moved to

Paris FC Paris Football Club (French pronunciation: Help:IPA/French, aʁi futbol klœb, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris, France. They will compete in Ligue ...

. He joined after 1 year and 10 games with

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being releg ...

in July 2008.

International

Kajima played his first international match for the

Congo national football team The Congo national football team ( Kikongo: ''Ekipe ya nkweso ya nsi ya Kongo'') represents the Republic of the Congo in men's association football and is governed by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World C ...

in 2006. Previously, he had been called up to the

DR Congo national football team The DR Congo national football team ( French: ''Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo''), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it i ...

in 2005, but did not appear in a match.

Personal life

Kajima acquired

French nationality French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', (Latin for "right of blood") according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nat ...

naturalization Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the ...

on 13 June 1997.

References

External links

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Stats on foot-national.com
Living people 1974 births Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Olympique Alès players Stade de Reims players Dijon FCO players Paris FC players Calais RUFC players Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players Pau FC players
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